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Binghamton–Johnson City joint sewage board approves 2026 budget with targeted cuts and new study line
Summary
Owners voted 9-0 to approve the proposed 2026 operating budget with several amendments, including reduced salary and contingency lines and a new engineering line funded from reserves for a sewer credit study.
The Binghamton–Johnson City Joint Sewage Board on Wednesday approved its 2026 operating budget, adopting several owner amendments and adding a new engineering study line funded from the plant’s fund balance, the board announced at a 5:39 p.m. budget hearing on Sept. 11. The vote on the amended budget was recorded 9-0.
Board members said the amendments were intended to reflect more conservative staffing and contingency assumptions and to add a line for a sewer-credit study funded from reserves so the owners do not affect the operating levy. “We have to act on this budget by what date? … if we have enough people…
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