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Hinsdale board previews $24.8 million 2026 budget, highlights pension pressures and $7.4M capital program
Summary
Village leaders presented the draft 2026 operating budget and related five-year CIP and 20-year master infrastructure plan, citing a 1.5% revenue increase, a 6.5% rise in operating expenditures and growing police and fire pension contributions that will strain property-tax revenue.
HINSDALE, Ill. — The Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees on Tuesday reviewed a draft 2026 budget that projects $24.8 million in operating revenues and includes a $7.4 million capital-improvement program funded without new debt.
“The 2026 budget maintains our policy of a minimum 25% general fund reserve,” Village President Greg Hart said during his opening remarks, emphasizing the board’s focus on long-term stability as staff presented detailed revenue and expense estimates.
Staff told trustees the draft budget assumes a conservative 1.5% increase in overall revenues driven by modest property-tax growth and steady sales and income-tax receipts. Operating expenditures are expected to…
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