Ferguson Township reviews draft 2026 budget after resident flags fund-balance gaps

Ferguson Township supervisors continued discussion of the draft 2026 operating budget Tuesday evening after a resident raised detailed concerns about how projected year-end fund balances were carried forward into the next fiscal year.

David Gordon, addressing the board during public comment, said the budget document was “not a very resident friendly document” and walked supervisors through several line-item comparisons between the PDF and web versions of the budget. Gordon identified discrepancies he said appear between projected 2025 year-end fund balances and the 2026 beginning balances in the general fund, the general obligation fund and the park improvement fund, and he urged staff to ensure consistent carryforward accounting. “If you look at the projected end fund balance, it is referenced as $10,993,798.28. But the…