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Town manager proposes $166.94 million FY2025 budget; $16.5 million cited for beach renourishment
Summary
Hilton Head Island’s town manager proposed a consolidated FY2025 budget of $166,936,866, saying roughly $16.5 million of the year‑over‑year increase is dedicated to beach renourishment and that the plan relies heavily on transfers and prior‑year funds; council raised questions about revenue assumptions, short‑term rental conversions and reserve policy.
Town Manager Mark presented a consolidated FY2025 budget of $166,936,866 at a May 14 workshop, telling the council the proposal increases total spending by about $19.9 million from the prior year and that roughly $16.5 million of that increase is tied to the town’s beach renourishment effort. The manager said construction will not begin in FY25 but the town expects to have the project permitted, bid and ready to mobilize during the fiscal year.
Mark said the proposed budget emphasizes conservative revenue projections and relies substantially on transfers and prior‑year carryforwards to pay for one‑time capital and programmatic work. “We’re transferring in a little more than $19,000,000,” he said, and later discussed $11.6 million in prior‑year…
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