Wheaton to hold 2026 budget hearing

The Wheaton City Council will conduct a public hearing on the city’s proposed 2026 budget next week.

The council is scheduled to open the public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8.

Council members are then set to consider adoption of the budget at their meeting on Monday, Dec. 15. Both meetings will be held in the council chambers of city hall, 303 W. Wesley St.

The tentative budget for the upcoming year calls for a mix of modest tax increases.

The city plans to issue bonds to finance a renovation of the police station off Liberty Drive and the replacement of an aging Fire Station No. 39 on the existing site along President Street.

The draft budget has been posted on the city’s website.