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Dardenne Prairie presents balanced FY2025 budget; board questions police, streets, and economic development spending

Board of Aldermen of Dardenne Prairie · March 12, 2025
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City staff presented a balanced FY2025 operating budget projecting a 10% revenue increase and a 27% rise in non‑capital expenditures driven by police and street maintenance; aldermen asked about IT procurement, economic-development contracts and competitive bidding for park concessions.

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. — City staff presented a balanced FY2025 operating budget that projects revenues will rise about 10% while non‑capital expenditures increase about 27%, largely to cover expanded police services and higher street maintenance costs.

The city administrator (presenting the overview) told aldermen the budget shows an ending fund balance of $10,400,000, with $4.8 million in the general fund and line items that include scheduled debt service of $1.4 million and personnel costs roughly $1.4 million. "We are presenting a balanced budget," the city administrator said, adding that some capital projects are…

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