Port Jefferson trustees head to April 29 vote after trimming tax hike
Port Jefferson Village trustees are set to vote April 29 on the 2026/2027 budget after revising the proposed tax-rate increase from 41% to 27.5%.
Port Jefferson Village trustees are scheduled to take up the 2026/2027 budget on April 29, after already narrowing the proposed tax-rate increase in the final stretch of the village’s budget process.
The village’s official notices show a special budget meeting on April 24, and the Board of Trustees calendar lists a regular meeting for April 29. That matters because the budget is still moving through the village’s formal adoption process, not finished yet.
Recent reporting from TBR News Media said trustees cut the proposed tax-rate increase from 41% to 27.5%. That is still a sizable change for village taxpayers, but it is important to keep the revision separate from a final adopted budget. Until the board completes its vote, the number remains a proposed rate increase rather than a final bill.
For residents, the practical question is whether the board keeps the revised plan in place, changes it again, or adopts the budget as amended. The meeting also gives taxpayers a chance to follow how the village is balancing spending plans with the tax burden on homeowners and other property owners.
The village’s Board of Trustees agenda center and board page show where the budget process is being handled officially. Those records are the clearest public trail for tracking whether the tentative budget becomes the adopted 2026/2027 village budget on April 29.
Anyone watching the outcome should pay attention to the final vote, any last-minute amendments, and whether the adopted budget matches the revised tax-rate increase reported earlier this month. For village taxpayers, that is the difference between a tentative plan and a binding fiscal decision.
