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Springfield reviews 2025 operating budget; general fund balanced using reserves and grants
Summary
Township staff presented the proposed 2025 operating budget totaling $21,542,309 for the general fund, outlined a $7.1 million 2025 capital program, and said the general fund is balanced using a planned $810,172 draw from reserves while $438,000 in ARPA funds remain available.
Terri Hummel, the township's budget presenter, reviewed Springfield's proposed 2025 operating budget Wednesday evening, saying the general fund is $21,542,309 and that staff balanced the year's budget using $810,172 of fund balance.
Hummel told the board the township is taking a conservative revenue approach for 2025 and that most revenue lines are similar to 2024, while noting several one-time and grant-related items that affect fund balances. "The general fund is balanced with the use of fund balance of $810,172," Hummel said. She said $438,000 in remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are available in the sewer fund to support contract services.
Why it matters: the presentation condensed operating and capital details into a budget that staff expects the board to consider for final approval in December. Hummel said staff begins the budget process each July and plans three public sessions; the township manager must present a budget on Nov. 20 and the board…
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