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Trustees weigh paving increases, sustainable fund transfers and park/CIP priorities
Summary
Staff proposed a 55% increase in paving funding for 2025 funded partly by a $1 million transfer from the sustainable infrastructure fund and a $1.5 million general fund transfer to roads; trustees questioned allocations for baseball-complex improvements and a proposed $4 million solar carport.
West Chester Township staff told trustees the 2025 roads and cemetery budgets will focus on catching up on deferred maintenance and completing neighborhood paving sequences, supported by a mix of general-fund transfers, sustainable infrastructure fund dollars and county traded-project funds.
Assistant Administrator Lisa Brown (acting Community Services Director) and road staff said the township has increased lane miles under its care by about 88% over the past 40 years and that inflation and construction cost increases have eroded previous paving purchasing power. Staff proposed a roughly 55% increase in paving funding for 2025 — an increase of about $1,800,000 — supported by $1,500,000 from the general fund and $1,000,000 from the sustainable infrastructure…
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