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Benton City Council holds 2025 budget workshop; members flag parks, utilities and debt for follow-up
Summary
At a budget workshop, Benton City Council members reviewed the proposed 2025 budget, questioned assumptions on utilities and impact fees, and asked staff for more detail on loans, a skatepark rebuild estimate and splash-pad operating costs.
Chair opened Benton City’s budget workshop and led the pledge before the council took roll call and excused one member. The meeting focused on a line-by-line review of the proposed 2025 budget and questions about assumptions behind revenue and expense estimates.
Why it matters: Council members pressed staff for clearer year-to-year comparisons and asked for follow-up information on items that could change the city’s bottom line — notably utility rate increases, capital repairs and outstanding loan obligations. Council direction at the workshop did not adopt changes to the draft budget but identified items for further detail and likely future action.
Staff told the council the draft is balanced and covers scheduled projects for the year ahead but acknowledged it uses year-to-date averages…
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