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Facing $1.8M preliminary shortfall, Crookston council signals intent to close aging pool
Summary
City staff presented a preliminary $1.8 million budget gap driven by capital requests and corrected expense lines; after public comment and engineering findings about the pool’s condition, the council indicated consensus to close the municipal pool while staff pursues alternatives and a special budget meeting was scheduled.
City staff told the council the preliminary budget shows a significant gap: combined operating budgets total approximately $10.93 million (general fund $8.54 million; parks $2.39 million) while total revenues of about $10.56 million leave a preliminary deficit near $1.8 million when capital requests (~$1.4 million) are included.
Staff outlined short-term and longer-term options to reduce the gap, including better expense reconciliation, drawing limited interest income, prudent use of utility reserves and carefully targeted capital deferrals. The city manager…
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