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Alpena staff lay out FY27 budget showing multi‑fund deficits; council adopts proposed water and sewer increases
Summary
City staff presented the FY27 draft budget showing a projected general‑fund shortfall and multiple capital projects; council voted to include proposed utility rate increases — 3% for water and 7% for sewer — to rebuild fund balances and cover maintenance and contract costs.
City finance staff presented the draft fiscal year 2027 budget to Alpena City Council on April 20, 2026, projecting a general fund revenue estimate of about $13.44 million against proposed expenditures of about $14.5 million, leaving a projected deficit in the general fund near $1.86 million. Staff outlined capital projects across funds (streets, water, sewer, equipment, DDA façade grants) totaling several million dollars and noted that fund balances are planned to fall toward the city’s policy floor of 15 percent of operating expenditures.
City Manager Rachel…
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