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Council holds budget work session; staff proposes conservative revenue outlook and flags sewer chemical costs
Summary
Springdale staff presented a conservative FY2026–27 budget that holds revenues flat, highlighted the need to budget for depreciation in enterprise funds, flagged ~ $160,000 chemical costs for a sewer filtration issue, and sought council guidance on capital priorities, events and water policy.
Springdale’s town manager and department heads led an extended FY2026–27 tentative budget work session on April 22, urging a conservative approach to revenue projections and asking council members for direction on capital priorities and rate policy.
Staff recommended holding general-fund and enterprise revenues essentially flat for the coming fiscal year rather than projecting a 5% increase, citing uncertainty in visitation-driven taxes (sales, resort and transient-room taxes). The manager said the town’s longstanding practice of using beginning fund balances to balance budgets must be moderated and that the council should prioritize deposits to the fund balance rather than continued…
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