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Bridgeton council adopts 2025 budget after removing proposed economic development director
Summary
After debate over staffing and costs, the Bridgeton City Council adopted a $31.8 million 2025 budget on an 8–0 vote, having first approved an amendment to remove a proposed economic development director position. Council also replaced a proposed building inspector with a lower-paid code-enforcement inspector.
Bridgeton — The City Council adopted its fiscal 2025 budget on an 8–0 roll-call vote after voting earlier to remove a proposed economic development director position from the plan.
The ordinance (bill 64–69, ordinance 24–53) sets total funding across all funds at $31,835,520, including $25,606,475 in operating expenditures, $2,340,055 in debt service and $3,888,990 for capital and tax-increment financing. Council member Norris moved to delete the proposed economic development director position, citing incomplete studies and insufficient justification; the amendment passed 5–3 before the council approved the amended budget unanimously.
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