Explore Stafford County taxes, spending, contracts, incentives, debt, capital projects, and public financial decisions.
Save Stafford organizes public financial information so residents can understand how Stafford County raises and spends public money. Records rely primarily on official budgets, audits, financial reports, contracts, procurement records and Board documents.
Last updated: September 12, 2026, 5:00 p.m. UTC · Record verification dates appear on each card.
A project budget authorizes a plan; a contract commits to terms; an invoice requests payment; a payment or audited expenditure documents money going out. Each is a different question. Figures without a verified source are withheld.
Stafford Budget Explorer
Start with the official FY2026 source below. Category-level revenue and spending comparisons will appear after the FY2026 and FY2027 adopted tables are reconciled on the same accounting basis. A proposed budget is not labeled adopted.
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Economic IncentivesFiscal year not applicable
Publix at Stafford Plaza Drive
Proposed performance-based reimbursement of eligible net-new local taxes over a ten-year term. The agenda packet describes investment, employment, tax-compliance and reporting conditions.
Financial stage: Agenda proposal; final executed agreement and payment ledger not independently verified
Board action has been reported elsewhere on this site, but this record does not claim a verified roll call, executed agreement, or disbursement. Obtain the adopted resolution, executed agreement and payment records before upgrading its stage.
The county considered an emergency ordinance affecting transportation impact fees. An impact fee is distinct from a tax; the meeting record controls the current legal status.
County procurement and change-order records have been discussed in Save Stafford reporting. Original and current budgets, contract values and payments are being reconciled before a numeric project ledger is published.
Financial stage: Record reconciliation in progress
Business, Professional and Occupational License tax
A public hearing is scheduled on a proposal to restore BPOL. Gross receipts and profit are different measures; terms under discussion are not an adopted tax rate.
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