Port Jervis’ 2027 budget up by two percent

PORT JERVIS – The 2027 Port Jervis city budget, as proposed by Mayor Dominic Cicalese, is a hold-the-line spending plan. The general fund comes in at $18.8 million, up from this year’s $18.2 million. The mayor said it is crafted to meet the increased challenges of the economy. “The budget is just trying to withstand some of the impact of inflation with the rising fuel costs for our trucks and our vehicles, as well as the utility rates – the gas and electric – and employee contributions, which have gone up this year, including healthcare,” he said. Cicalese said the tax increase is a modest two percent. The good news is that there are no increases in water and sewer rates in the proposed budget.