Public Hearing Notice 2026 Budget and Tax Levy

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING and BUDGET SUMMARY FOR THE TOWN OF PRESTON, ADAMS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Notice is hereby given that the Town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin will hold a public hearing on the town’s proposed 2026 budget on November 19, 2025, at 6:00pm, at the Town Hall of Preston, 1801 11th Ave., Friendship, WI. Immediately following the public hearing, a Special Town Elector Meeting will be held to approve the 2025 total tax levy to be collected in 2026. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the clerk’s office by appointment. The following is a summary of the proposed budget. 2025 2026 % CHANGE REVENUES: GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES $ 453,912 $ 506,080 11.49% OTHER ( MFL/FCL & PERS PROP) $ 25,000 $ 35,000 40.00% LOTTERY $ 11,938 $11,938 0.00% INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES $ 207,194 $ 231,683 11.82% LICENSES/PERMITS $ 4,300 $ 9,000 109.30% MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE $ 200 $2,200 1000.00% OTHER FINANCING SOURCES. $ 325,000 $155,000 -52.31% TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,027,544 $ 950,901 -7.46% EXPENDITURES: GENERAL GOVERNMENT $ 105,700 $ 202,000 91.11% PUBLIC SAFETY $ 128,080 $ 153,048 19.49% PUBLIC WORKS $ 793,764 $595,853 -24.93% CAPITAL OUTLAY $ - $ - TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1,027,544 $ 950,901 -7.46% ALL GOVERNMENTAL & PROPRIETARY FUNDS FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1 2026 REVENUES 2026 EXPENDITURES FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31 GENERAL FUND $ 82,479 $ 950,901 $ 950,901 $ 82,479 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS $ 31,185 $ 31,185 TOTAL $ 113,664 $ 705,384 $ 705,384 $ 113,664 NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN ELECTOR MEETING - TOWN OF PRESTON Notice is hereby given that a special town meeting of the electors of the Town of Preston, Adams County, Wisconsin will be held at the town hall located at the Town Hall, 1801 11th Ave, Friendship, Wisconsin, on the 19th day of November 2025, immediately following the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2026 town budget, which begins at 6:00 p.m., for the following purposes: To approve the 2025 total town tax levy of $518,018 (to be collected in 2026), pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 60.10(1)(a). Randy Howard, Town of Preston, Clerk 11/5/2025 and 11/12/2025 publications