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Hamilton Township adopts 2026 budget, repays Kroger TIF advance and reappropriates small line items
Summary
Trustees adopted a conservative 2026 budget that repays a $100,000 Kroger TIF advance to the general fund, reappropriates small line items across funds and earmarks ARPA funds for a ladder truck and Mounts Park phase 1; trustees also discussed state property-tax changes and park funding constraints.
Hamilton Township trustees voted to adopt the township’s 2026 annual budget and approved several related financial moves, including repaying a $100,000 advance from the Kroger tax-increment financing (TIF) fund to the general fund and targeted year-end reappropriations.
Staff told the board the Kroger TIF repayment was anticipated when the district was established in 2023 and that development in the district has produced the receipts needed to repay the general fund. “This is an action that was anticipated in plan in 2023,” staff said, adding that the project came in slightly under budget and the transfer completes the earlier advance.
The trustees also approved…
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