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Blue Island adopts 2026 appropriation ordinance; council flags $10M water-bonding and golf-course arrears
Summary
Council approved the annual appropriation ordinance for fiscal 2026 after staff explained a roughly $10 million water-bonding item that creates a bookkeeping appearance of a shortfall; council also approved routine payrolls, accounts-payable and a promissory note for a new ambulance.
The Blue Island City Council approved the annual appropriation ordinance for the 2026 fiscal year at its March 10 meeting, following a staff presentation that flagged a large water-bonding project and answered aldermen’s questions on departmental reconciliations.
City staff described the appropriation as balanced but said accounting treatment of bond proceeds makes the budget appear to show a $10 million shortfall. “There’s a number of other pieces … it does create things like…
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