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Trenton council reviews draft budget; staff propose 7.8% water-rate increase and bond-funded solar projects
Summary
At a Trenton City Council study session, staff presented a draft budget that relies on property taxes for roughly 72% of revenue, anticipates about $1 million in state revenue reallocation losses, includes a 3% wage increase for employees, and proposes a 7.8% water-rate increase largely driven by a GLWA pass-through; a public hearing is scheduled for May 4.
The Trenton City Council reviewed a draft fiscal budget at a study session, where staff outlined revenue shifts, capital projects funded by a new bond, and a proposed 7.8% increase in the city's water rates.
The presentation, delivered by Jill, said property taxes provide about 72% of the city's total revenues and that taxable values rose roughly 2.7% for the year. She warned the city will lose about $1,000,000 in general-fund revenue because some state-shared payments have been reallocated to Act 51 transportation funding. "So between the two…
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