Mayville Deputy Mayor Dan Roush and Trustee Bill Ward are pictured at the recent village board meeting. P-J photo by Gregory Bacon

MAYVILLE – Village residents are looking at a hike in their property taxes as well as electric rates.

During this week’s Mayville Village Board meeting, the board unanimously approved the budget for the 2026-27 year.

The overall budget is $2,373,433 budget with a levy, which is the amount collected by taxes, of $854,893. The levy is around $24,000 higher than the current year’s levy.

The new tax rate is about $6.83 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, up from the current rate of about $6.65.

Officials noted the budget increase stayed under the state-imposed tax cap.

“I’m glad personally that we’re taking the opportunity to do it (increase) 18 cents up to the tax cap,” said Deputy Mayor Dan Roush, saying this will protect the village’s reserves.

He stated that some municipalities in the county have spent down their reserves too far and were forced to have significant tax hikes.

Roush noted that a residence in the village that is assessed at $100,000 will be paying an additional $18 a year and a $150,000 residence will be paying an additional $27 for the year.

ELECTRIC RATES

A notice was filed with residents’ electric bills that rates are going up this month due to the village going over its allotted power from the New York Power Authority.

“This winter’s unusually harsh cold and significant icing on the Niagara River has reduced power generation at the Niagara Power Project. To meet demand, higher-cost substitute energy had to be purchased. When New York State cannot rely on low-cost generation during conditions like these, energy prices rise quickly,” the notice read. “We understand that this will result in higher-than-normal electric bills for our residents, and we know how stressful that can be. Our priority is always the well-being of the people we serve, and we care deeply about how these increases impact our community.”

The village noted that it only distributes electricity and is not involved in setting the rates.

Even with the higher rates, Roush noted that Mayville’s electric rates are still significantly lower than National Grid.

He gave a side-by-side comparison, showing that an electric bill in Mayville around $293 would be about $461 with National Grid.

Roush also noted that the NYPA is increasing its megawatt hour rates going forward.

Starting April 1, rates are going to be as follows: 2026 – $14.57 per megawatt hour; 2027 – $16.35; 2028 – $17.94; 2029 – $19.63; 2030 – $21.32; 2031 – $23.

“We’re certainly better off (with NYPA). We’re not great, but we’re better off,” Roush said.