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Fairfield Township staff outlines multi-year budget shortfalls, trustees weigh levies and TIF use
Summary
Staff presented multi-year budget projections showing deficits in fire, police and public works budgets; trustees discussed levy sizes and whether to use TIF or transfers to cover salaries or capital projects, and asked department heads to model cuts if levies fail.
Township staff told trustees that under current revenue and expense trends, the township faces growing shortfalls across public safety and public works and will need to consider levies, transfers, or use of TIF funds to remain solvent.
Staff presented projections that, under modest revenue growth and higher expense inflation, would produce operating deficits in the fire and police budgets and growing shortfalls in public works in the coming years. Trustees were shown scenarios for required levy sizes if the board sought…
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