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Carefree council adopts $14.5 million tentative budget, sets June public hearing
Summary
The Carefree Town Council on May 6 approved a tentative budget resolution that sets a $14.5 million bottom line for fiscal 2025–26 and schedules a June public hearing; staff outlined a program-based budget with a projected operational surplus and $4.8 million in capital projects.
The Carefree Town Council on May 6 adopted Resolution 2025-09, establishing a tentative bottom-line budget of $14.5 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and set a public hearing for June 3.
The budget presentation by town finance staff said forecasted general-fund revenues total about $8.5 million against roughly $7.7 million in operational expenses, yielding a minimum projected surplus of $700,000 and a potential upside to $2.2 million depending on sales-tax performance and investment earnings. Town staff also outlined about $4.8 million in capital projects, including $2.5 million for street…
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