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City of Sandy unveils $188 million biennial budget with reserves and infrastructure emphasis
Summary
The City of Sandy presented a balanced $188,040,481 proposed budget for the 2025–27 biennium, highlighting investments in utilities, parks, code enforcement and an asset-replacement program while preserving a contingency reserve and planning for rate increases tied to water and wastewater projects.
The City of Sandy on Monday released a proposed biennial budget of $188,040,481, a balanced plan that city staff said sets priorities for the next two fiscal years while preserving contingency reserves.
City Councilor Linda Malone, named chair of the budget committee at the start of the meeting, led presentation of the budget message, which frames the document as funding for the city’s operating programs, capital work and contingency. Finance staff reported the proposal includes roughly $81 million for operating costs, about $82 million for capital projects and roughly $25 million held as contingency and reserves.
The budget message said the city population is about 13,000 and that the document is balanced — revenues equal expenditures — consistent with Oregon budget law. Major highlights include seed funding and policy steps aimed at code enforcement, utilities, parks and an…
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