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Ardentown approves 2025 town budget as presented
Summary
The Village of Ardentown trustees approved the final 2025–2026 town budget after the treasurer presented account balances and committee reports; the minutes record the vote as 'All in favor.'
Ardentown trustees approved the Village’s final 2025–2026 budget during the Feb. 10, 2025 regular meeting after the treasurer reviewed current account balances and recent revenues and expenses.
Treasurer Peter Slattery reported checking and savings balances of $3,241.84 and $18,298.55 respectively, for a combined total of $21,540.39. He outlined major expense and income categories recorded in the minutes, including $29,242.21 in total expenses and $23,757.03 in income, and noted specific items such as restoration, trash-related trustee payments, Comcast/Verizon, and snow removal costs. Municipal Street Aid stood at $26,320.42; ARPA funds were listed as $0.00 and the Arden Building & Loan balance at $17,923.84.
Cindy Cohen presented the proposed final budget on behalf of Budget Committee chair Alison Wakelin, who was ill. A motion to approve the 2025 town budget was made and seconded; the minutes record the vote as "All in favor," and the motion passed.
The trustees did not record a numerical roll-call for the budget vote in the minutes. The budget approval follows routine committee presentations and the treasurer’s financial summary; the minutes do not indicate any amendments or conditions attached to the approval.
Next steps: the approved budget will guide the town’s spending for the coming fiscal year; no further procedural steps were recorded in the minutes.
