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City budget presentation shows $318 million in proposed all‑funds spending; water rate increase proposed to cover bigger GLWA and county charges
Summary
Budget and Finance Director Jennifer Varney told council the proposed FY25–26 all‑funds budget is $318 million; the city proposes a 7.3% water and sewer rate increase after Great Lakes Water Authority and Macomb County cost increases.
Jennifer Varney, the city’s budget and finance director, opened the second budget workshop by summarizing the FY25–26 proposed all‑funds budget and highlighting water and sewer cost pressures.
All-funds budget and millage effects
Varney said the proposed all‑funds total for FY25–26 is $318,000,000 and noted that about $56,000,000 of that total is related directly to the voter-approved Pathways to Play and Preservation (PPP) millage. “If we removed those expenditures from the total fund budget, the total fund…
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