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Oak Park trustees favor short-term use of fund balance for sustainability, living-room program
Summary
Finance committee members signaled support for drawing on the village's sizable fund balance to cover a $250,000 sustainability allocation and a one-year contribution to the "living room" program rather than raising the levy, while asking staff to pursue structural revenue solutions next year.
Trustees on Oak Park's finance committee debated how best to fund two unfunded priorities: a $250,000 allocation to the sustainability fund and a proposed contribution to the community "living room" program. Multiple trustees said the village's fund balance — projected to be around $43 million at fiscal year-end and well above the village's 6'12% policy range — could cover those…
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