The proposal represents a 3.6% increase over the previous year’s budget, which amounts to around $24.6 million.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker unveiled his new budget on Friday, one that is an increase of about $25 million from the previous year. Some highlights of the new budget include an additional $1.5 million in education funding for struggling students,

NEW HAVEN— Mayor Justin Elicker Friday proposed a $703.7 million budget, a 3.65% spending increase which if approved by the board of alders would raise taxes by 2.3%. The fiscal 2025-26 proposal comes amidst uncertainty about federal funding cuts threatened by the Trump administration for city's that maintain sanctuary city status DEI initiatives.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker proposed his nearly 704 million dollar city budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Friday.