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Village sets March 13 budget workshop; departments present equipment and program requests
Summary
Trustees scheduled a March 13 budget workshop and heard budget proposals from public works, police, fire and the village office including a potential dump-truck replacement (~$120,000), police uniform and event-OT increases, a $25,000 reimbursable county grant, and IT/cybersecurity and Wi‑Fi costs for village facilities.
The Menands Village Board set a public budget workshop for 6 p.m. on March 13 and heard departmental budget presentations and line‑item requests for fiscal year 2025–26.
The meeting focused on capital equipment and service lines that trustees will weigh ahead of the preliminary budget deadline in March. Officials said the public hearing on the budget must occur before April 15 and that a final budget must be adopted by April 30 (timeline discussed at the meeting).
Key departmental requests - Public Works: Mike Hedman, representing the Department of Public Works, said most line items stayed the same aside from inflationary increases. He identified a…
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