The 2026/27 public receipt · AIT-BUD-001

A budget is not a result.

The approved budget plans $11.8 million in spending. Total planned spending is up 5.1%; the amount sought from the existing Local Trust Area tax base is up 8.1%.

What the record proves

Those numbers prove growth in the published budget and requisition—not waste. The unanswered value question is what this special-purpose layer uniquely achieves compared with ordinary local government.

  1. The Trust says the budget maintains existing service levels while undertaking selected projects.
  2. The total spending increase and existing-tax-base increase use different denominators; both must appear together.
  3. A responsible abolition plan needs a costed transition and a like-for-like outcome test before promising savings.

The demand

Show the whole receipt: service, outcome, authority, unit cost and what a municipal or regional-district successor would actually inherit.

Read and sign the exact petition.

Primary receipts

  1. Islands Trust — 2026/27 Budget — Approved budget highlights; verified 2026-08-24.