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Greenfield reviews proposed 2025–26 budget and weighs $192,000 shortfall
Summary
At a June 5 special workshop, Greenfield City Council and staff reviewed the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget, discussed options to close a roughly $192,000 shortfall and directed staff to pursue further cuts and analysis.
Greenfield City Council held a special workshop June 5 to review the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 general fund budget and consider options to close an approximately $192,000 shortfall.
City Manager Wood told the council that after two rounds of department reductions the city’s gap had narrowed from roughly $1.2 million to about $192,000, and presented three broad options to cover the remainder: more line‑item cuts, personnel measures (a salary/step freeze or unpaid furlough days) or a limited use of fund balance.
The discussion mattered because the city’s prior-year surplus included federal ARPA funds the city must spend by Dec. 30, 2026, and because several major capital projects are funded outside the general fund. Wood said Greenfield received about $4.2 million in ARPA money in prior years and that much of the…
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