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DuPage County projects $34.7M surplus; finance committee gives consensus to chair’s $25M allocation plan
Summary
Finance staff told the DuPage County Finance Committee the 2025 general fund is projecting a $34.7 million surplus. The committee gave a consensus to the chair’s plan to allocate $25 million toward capital and community initiatives — including a new Sustainability Initiative Fund, campus flood work and reserves — and deferred decisions on $9.7 million to future meetings.
DuPage County finance staff told the county’s Finance Committee on Jan. 13 that the county’s 2025 general fund is projecting a $34.7 million surplus, driven largely by sales‑tax receipts that came in about $19.3 million above budget.
The finance chair presented a package of recommended allocations totaling $25 million that the committee broadly endorsed by consensus. Chair Garcia’s plan would direct one‑time surplus funding to a mix of capital repairs, resilience projects and a new Sustainability Initiative Fund intended to consolidate food‑security, affordable‑housing and community‑resilience programs.
Finance staffer Jeff, who presented the projection, said sales tax was the largest single driver: “We had a $138,000,000 budget, and sales tax came in at $157,300,000. We were $19,300,000 over budget,” he told the committee. Staff showed projected general‑fund revenue of $270.9…
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