The atmosphere was already tense when Henrico Schools leaders entered the county board room on Thursday afternoon, with county staffers joking: “Bring out your popcorn.” But just a hour-and-a-half later, several school leaders left the room fuming.
After a budget presentation during which HCPS Superintendent Amy Cashwell highlighted the fact
Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas is proposing a $343.6-million capital improvement program as part of his overall $2-billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget, and last week he provided an update about the proposal to the county's planning commission.
The CIP is a funding plan for longer-term (and typically
Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas introduced a proposed $1.995-billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year to the Henrico Board of Supervisors on March 10, a slight increase of about $65 million from the current fiscal year.
About 83% of the budget increase would go towards Henrico County Public Schools
At a 3:30 p.m. meeting March 10, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas will introduce the proposed county budget for 2026-2027 to the Henrico Board of Supervisors.
Vithoulkas and the board will hold public meetings on the proposed budget with each county department, including Henrico Schools, during the week