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East Dundee releases draft 2026 budget projecting $18.1M in expenses, eyes parking garage, sewer work and stormwater projects
Summary
Village staff presented a draft 2026 budget showing $13.1 million in projected revenues and $18.1 million in expected expenses, proposing use of reserves to fund about $8.4 million in new initiatives including a municipal parking-garage fund, sewer-televising work, lead-line replacement and Lions Park stormwater detention.
Village staff on Oct. 6 presented the draft 2026 budget, telling trustees projected revenues total about $13.1 million while expected expenses are approximately $18.1 million, leaving the village to use reserves to finance proposed capital investments.
“Collectively, our projected revenues for 2026 is 13,100,000. Our expected expenses are 18,100,000,” Brandice, the budget presenter, said during the workshop. She said staff is proposing about $8.4 million in new initiatives and capital projects and that some projects will be funded from fund reserves.
Why it matters: the package prioritizes infrastructure — streets, water and sewer work, stormwater improvements — while creating a separate municipal parking-garage fund intended to isolate garage expenses from the general fund. The packet lists a $470,000 estimate for sale of parking-garage units and a $113,000 first-year budget for the garage (including $11,000 for sensors and electronic signage and roughly $103,000 for miscellaneous costs such as HOA fees and insurance).
Trustees and staff discussed transportation and street projects tied to state grant timelines. Engineering staff said resurfacing work on Barrington Avenue is being funded in part by a federal STP grant that covers 75% of construction, but that the state schedule has delayed the village’s original timetable. “IDOT is in control of that schedule, and things are just taking longer at IDOT,” an engineering speaker said.
On sewer infrastructure, staff proposed a three-year sanitary sewer televising program to assess the condition of sewer mains in older parts of the village and identify inflow-and-infiltration fixes. The proposal calls for $175,000 in year one and smaller annual follow-ups to create video logs of the system for targeted repairs. Staff said televising will help prioritize point repairs, manhole rehabilitation and sewer lining where needed.
Other capital items under consideration include: a sound-stage design and possible future construction (initial design engineering $117,500, with minimum project scope quoted around $1.6 million), a $610,000 Lions Park stormwater detention project, multiple undergrounding utility projects, a $200,000 allocation toward lead service-line replacement, and an emergency generator for the water-treatment plant.
Board direction and next steps: trustees asked staff to return with additional maps and details for the parking and street initiatives and discussed using rate adjustments or loans to help offset water and sewer project costs. Staff said a rate study update is planned for presentation Nov. 3 and that some projects may be deferred or reprioritized depending on funding and grant outcomes.
The budget will return to the board in public workshops on Nov. 3 for further review and then for final consideration later in November.
