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Essex Junction Council sets Feb. 12 public hearing on 2025 general fund budget; asks for outreach
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to set a public hearing on the proposed 2025 general fund budget for Feb. 12. Councilors discussed fund-balance targets, stormwater utility timing and some capital items; one councilor proposed an annual 1% set-aside to reach a 15% unassigned fund balance.
The Essex Junction City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to set a public hearing on the proposed 2025 general fund budget for 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 12.
Councilors discussed the staff-recommended budget package, which proposes a 2% increase in general-fund spending and an estimated 1.5% tax-rate increase — an average $42 difference on a $280,000 assessed home — plus changes to enterprise (utility) budgets. Staff noted the enterprise budgets, particularly the new stormwater utility, are still being finalized and that utility-rate increases are expected to be larger than the…
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