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Champaign Township board tables preliminary budget amid questions over Strides shelter finances and management
Summary
Champaign Township supervisors and board members on Aug. 19 delayed action on the township’s preliminary fiscal 2026 budget after prolonged questioning about revenue sources and financial controls, particularly funds tied to the Strides shelter.
Champaign Township supervisors and board members on Aug. 19 delayed action on the township’s preliminary fiscal 2026 budget after prolonged questioning about revenue sources and financial controls, particularly funds tied to the Strides shelter. The board voted to table the budget until a special meeting next week.
The budget discussion followed the supervisor’s presentation of an amended packet after a roughly $1 million housing-authority grant was removed. Board members and members of the public repeatedly pressed township staff for line-item clarifications, a list of secured grants and explanations for large changes to specific accounts.
Why it matters: Township revenues and contracts fund Strides, the township-operated shelter and related social services. Board members said they could not approve a…
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