Juliana Bailey

The 2026 Adopted Budget for the Town of Mamaroneck is a financial plan designed to sustain high-quality municipal services, invest in critical infrastructure, and ensure fiscal responsibility while managing economic challenges. The budget incorporates goals and strategies from the Town's Comprehensive Plan, focusing on supporting healthy communities, preserving quality neighborhoods, creating safe connections, enhancing resiliency, and strengthening economic health. It aims to balance existing service levels with long-term fiscal stability and mindful consideration of taxpayers, addressing issues such as supply chain disruptions, employee benefit costs, and aging infrastructure.

The 2026 Tentative Budget includes funding for garbage and recycling collection and disposal, recreation offerings and facilities, storm water management, 24/7 emergency services, safe pedestrian passage on sidewalks, safe travel on roadways, and general government operations. The budget addresses challenges such as contractual obligations, health insurance, retirement costs, capital needs and debt service, rising prices and supply chain delays, and limited revenues. Efficiencies include maintaining consistent service levels with fewer staff, ensuring up-to-date medical equipment, and investing in technology for resident access. Capital projects are a backbone of the community.

The 2026 Preliminary Budget includes discussions on maintaining high-quality Town services amidst challenges like supply chain delays, mandated increases in employee benefits, rising capital costs, and aging infrastructure. It aims to balance these uncertainties with the need to preserve current service levels, improve infrastructure, and allocate resources while remaining mindful of the impact on taxpayers. The budget includes funding for capital projects on a pay-as-you-go basis, includes investments in vehicles, water infrastructure, roadway improvements, drainage improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, and other infrastructure projects to meet the needs of the community. The budget also focuses on the Comprehensive Plan, future planning, capital improvement needs and operational improvements.

The 2024 Adopted Budget provides resources to deliver municipal services and fund capital needs. The budget reflects balancing economic uncertainty with the need to maintain services while respecting taxpayer interests. The financial strength of the Town government and its ability to successfully take on challenges is a hallmark. The tax rate proposed is a decrease of 2.13%. The 2024 Adopted Budget totals $53.4 million, a decrease of $5.8 million, which is largely a result of the transfer of the $7.7m Housing Assistance Program to the State. The budget includes funding for capital projects either in progress or representing new initiatives. The capital plan proposed for 2024 totals $10.2 million.

The annual address highlights the Town's accomplishments in 2024, including securing significant grant funding, adopting a Comprehensive Plan, and addressing flooding issues. Key priorities for 2025 include implementing the Comprehensive Plan, improving infrastructure, enhancing safety, promoting environmental sustainability, and fostering collaboration with neighboring communities. The address also emphasizes the importance of community engagement, transparency, and efficient municipal services.