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Dover council workshop spotlights budget pressure, stormwater utility and aging infrastructure
Summary
City Manager Dave told the Dover City Council at a Jan. 31 workshop that slow population growth, heavy reserve requirements and aging utilities are squeezing the general fund. Council and staff discussed a proposed stormwater utility, reserve targets and the limits of property-tax increases to close gaps.
Dover City Manager Dave told the Dover City Council at a Jan. 31 workshop that the city faces persistent budget pressure from inflation, an aging capital stock and limited property-tax capacity, and outlined options including a new stormwater utility.
"Inflation is pretty much here to stay," Dave said, noting federal interest-rate levels and rising input costs. He told council members that enterprise funds — water, wastewater and electric — currently provide the transfers that support general operations and that property tax increases alone would not close large funding gaps.
Those enterprise…
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