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Crestview presents balanced preliminary budget and lists capital priorities; utility rate changes proposed
Summary
City staff presented a draft balanced budget at a July workshop, outlined carry‑forward capital projects and proposed an 11% average increase to water and sewer rates; no final budget votes were taken at the workshop.
City of Crestview staff presented a draft, balanced preliminary budget and a multi‑year capital plan at a workshop, identifying carry‑forward projects, utility infrastructure needs and a proposed increase to water and sewer rates.
The nut graf: The presentation covered carry‑forward capital projects (roads, parks, lift‑station upgrades, wastewater treatment plant work), several state appropriations that will speed some projects, and a utility rate study recommendation that would raise water and sewer rates roughly 11% on average; council discussion at the workshop did not produce final votes to adopt rates or a final budget.
City Manager (interim) Jessica Levens opened the budget workshop and said staff were presenting a draft budget with room for tweaks; staff described revenues as “trending at or above expectations” while…
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