Town Hall · Glen Lyn

Glen Lyn, VA town hall & government

Glen Lyn spent $299,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,082 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Glen Lyn's government.

Town budget

Where Glen Lyn's money goes

Spent
$299,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$3,082
typical Virginia cities: $2,704
Long-term debt
$447,000
$4,608 per resident
Fire
$91,00030%
Administration & buildings
$41,00014%
Paid to other governments
$35,00012%
Sewer & trash
$32,00011%
Parks & libraries
$24,0008%
Police
$19,0006%
Interest on debt
$18,0006%
Roads & transportation
$14,0005%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$3,0001%
Other
$22,0007%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 22%
  • From the state 14%
  • From other local governments 10%
  • Sales taxes 8%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
  • Utility sales 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Glen Lyn

Full-time staff
5
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Giles County Public Schools

Glen Lyn's K–12 school district, shared with Narrows, Pearisburg, Pembroke and Rich Creek. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,629
Virginia: $17,169
Students
3,499
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal

  • Local 22%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $12,629 per pupil, $9,020 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Glen Lyn's government

🏛️ Official websiteglenlyn.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Glen Lyn →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Glen Lyn

Glen Lyn is represented in Congress by Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and Representative H. Morgan Griffith. Abigail Spanberger is governor.

All of Glen Lyn's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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