Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced the 2026 Executive Operating Budget Proposal for the City of Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 7, describing ways it will support the local economy and address community needs, according to the City of Madison.
This proposal comes after the 2026 Capital Budget released in September, which prioritized projects in street reconstruction, the park system, improving stormwater management and reduction of city wide flooding, according to the Executive Summary of the Capital Budget and Capital Improving Plan.
The budget proposal’s primary highlights includes Madison having the lowest tax rate increase in 40 years, an outstanding investment in homeless services, staffing for the new Reindahl Park Imagination Center and a tenth ambulance company for the Madison Fire Department, according to the City of Madison…