Sandusky committee approves May financial report; staff says revenues roughly flat, Causeway and rec center funds set aside

The Sandusky Boards & Commissions finance committee approved the May financial report after staff presented year‑to‑date numbers showing revenues roughly in line with last year and several funds set aside for future projects.

Michelle Reeder, staff member, presented the report and said, “We're pretty much the same spot this year that we were last year,” and noted a key timing difference: a $900,000 state grant advance for the Perkins Avenue project was repaid in May 2024, which inflated last year’s reported revenue compared with 2025.

The nut graf: The presentation showed total year‑to‑date revenue through May 2025 of about $11.4 million, compared with roughly $11.9 million at the same point in 2024; staff told the committee that the earlier year included a $900,000 repayment of an advance tied to a Perkins Avenue state grant. The report also described taxes earmarked for the planned Causeway project with Cedar Fair and a voter‑approved recreation levy that is being held in a designated recreation center fund.

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