Bath City Council Rescheduled to April 8, FY2027 Budget Up for Review

Bath's City Council will take up the City Manager's proposed FY2027 budget Wednesday at 6 p.m., a session that will set property tax rates and determine which street repairs, public safety investments, and municipal services get funded for the coming year for every property owner in the city.

The meeting was moved from April 1 to April 8 and runs until 8 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of City Hall at 55 Front Street. The full budget proposal is posted on the city's website and available for public review before the session.

The spending plan covers the city's core operations: public safety staffing for police and fire, capital investment in streets, drainage, and sidewalks, and services including the public library and recreation programs. Any increase to total appropriations carries direct implications for the property tax mill rate paid by homeowners and commercial property owners, including those connected to Bath Iron Works, the city's dominant private employer.

Infrastructure is where many Bath residents will feel the outcome most tangibly. The city posted a North Washington Street road closure notice alongside its April meeting materials, a pairing that underscores active capital work already underway while councilors decide how much FY2027 funding to commit to corridor repairs and sidewalk projects citywide.

Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Juli Millett leads the budget team that prepared the proposal. At the county level, the Budget Advisory Committee is tracking a parallel fiscal timeline, meaning what the Bath council decides at 55 Front Street will influence Sagadahoc County's own FY2027 spending picture.

The session will be streamed live on BCTV and the city's Facebook Live channel. Residents who want to weigh in before a final vote can read the full budget documents on the city's website now, sign up for public comment at the April 8 meeting, or watch the live stream if attending in person is not an option.