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Caribou council approves 2025 municipal budget after department cuts and debate over capital reserves
Summary
After presentations from department heads and debate over infrastructure reserves, the Caribou City Council voted 4-1 to approve the 2025 municipal budget, following proposals to trim expenses across public works, police, fire and recreation.
The Caribou City Council approved the 2025 municipal budget Monday after hearing department-by-department reduction proposals intended to help close a projected $1,200,000 shortfall.
City Manager Thompson said staff had been asked to target roughly 10% in savings and told the council, “we did find that there is a projected $1,200,000 shortfall between expenses and revenues.” That shortfall prompted managers to identify specific cuts and to discuss impacts on services and capital reserves.
Public Works Director Dave, who reviewed his department’s expense and capital requests, said, “I went through my expense budget, and there really wasn't a lot to cut out of that. But I will talk about a couple of them,” and proposed reductions including $25,000 in salary lines (anticipating short staffing),…
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