{"id":1570,"date":"2025-08-29T14:42:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2025-08-29T14:42:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:42:54","slug":"2026-proposed-budget-capital-improvement-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/2026-proposed-budget-capital-improvement-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Proposed Budget &#038; Capital Improvement Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Fond du Lac published its proposed 2026 budget and capital improvement plan.\u00a0 The proposal includes a balanced budget and a reserve that\u2019s healthier than it has been in 15 years.\u00a0 The 2026 budget and capital improvement plan continue investments in public safety, streets, and parks as well as a focus on expanding residential construction.\u00a0 The capital improvement plan also provides for the city\u2019s first targeted investments in the redevelopment of N. Main St.<\/p>\n<p>The city continued to see growth in property values in all categories as equalized values expanded 10%.\u00a0 As a result of the 2025 revaluation, the city forecasts an estimated 30% reduction in its assessed value tax rate.\u00a0 External audits and reviews by bond rating agencies have confirmed the city\u2019s strong financial position and stability.<\/p>\n<p>The budget and CIP are available for review at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/finance\/\">https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/finance\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or download now using the links below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/2026-Budget-Book-Web.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\">2026 Proposed Budget<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/2026-2030-CIP-Proposed-Web.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\">2026-2030 Proposed CIP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Fond du Lac published its proposed 2026  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-1570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2026 Proposed Budget &amp; 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