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Committee presses for fiscal analysis as Senate Bill 1 raises budget questions

Richland Township–Ellettsville Reorganization Committee · December 30, 2025
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Summary

Citizens and committee members pressed for a fiscal report tied to Senate Bill 1. Town staff said the committee’s accountants (Baker Tilly) expect flat budgets in the near term and projected a roughly $500,000 shortfall by 2028 without changes, making a fiscal plan a required part of reorganization.

Members of the public and committee asked for a detailed fiscal analysis tied to recently passed state legislation (referred to in the meeting as "Senate Bill 1"). Jim Perry, speaking from extensive local government experience, said he wanted to see the fiscal consequences documented before the…

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