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Rexburg staff release tentative budget trimming spending, schedule July 17 public hearing
Summary
City staff presented a tentative budget that reduces department requests to preserve reserves, funds major street and wastewater projects largely with grants and carryover, recommends three new full‑time positions (one phased for police), and will publish a July 17 public hearing on the tentative budget.
Rexburg City staff presented a tentative fiscal plan that narrows department spending requests to keep the general‑fund reserve within policy and to preserve capacity for major capital projects. At a council briefing, staff said the proposed budget includes a total capital/operating program referenced at about $45,000,000 and a year‑over‑year increase of roughly $3,460,000, with much of the growth attributable to personnel added in recent years.
The package keeps the general‑fund contingency at $175,000 and assumes a carryover of about $1,000,000 to balance revenue and expenses. Streets is a large line item in the plan — staff showed approximately $11,444,000 in streets revenue, much of it carryover and federal grants earmarked for specific projects. Major street work enumerated by staff included Birch Avenue and intersection work at 2nd West and 2nd South.
Wastewater and sewer…
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