A majority of the Montgomery County Council preliminarily approved the FY2027 operating budget on May 15, 2026, but Councilmember Dawn Luedtke voted against it. Luedtke cited over-reliance on one-time funding for ongoing costs, which she said creates a projected $293 million shortfall to maintain the same spending level in the following fiscal year. She also raised concerns about last-minute reductions to school HVAC improvement funding.
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Source: Councilmember Dawn Luedtke, “My Vote on the Budget”, received May 15, 2026.
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2026-05-15
effective — County Council preliminary budget approval vote
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