The Chestertown Town Council passed its budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 at a regularly scheduled meeting this week totaling more than $6 million. The new budget includes a slight increase in revenue, rising from $4,848,243 in FY25 to $4,936,182 in FY26. However, expenditures will also rise, from $3,673,365 to $4,745,809, reports the Kent County News. The budget maintains key allocations for public safety, including fire and EMS, and law enforcement, which will receive $1.9 million. Public works, which covers highways and streets, will receive $1.1 million.