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City manager says infrastructure work is progressing; council hears FY25 budget projection
Summary
Diamond Head's city manager reported progress on road, bridge and pond projects, described dredging and boardwalk permitting steps, and presented a year‑end FY25 revenue projection of about $5.953 million and an estimated fund balance near $1.989 million.
Diamond Head — At the July 1 Diamond Head City Council meeting, the city manager briefed the council on multiple public‑works projects and presented a year‑end projection for fiscal 2025.
On infrastructure, the manager said public works will add riprap at Aiki Drive to address erosion and will reroute drainage at the dog park so storm runoff drains outside the fenced area. The manager reported the final ramp connecting to the interstate is open but needs minor alignment, and that bridge expansion and the associated roundabout remain under construction with expected completion in roughly 3–5 months. The Jordan River boardwalk lighting design has been finalized and submitted to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for review.
Regarding schedule impacts, the manager said rain has delayed pond work (noting California Pond as a 157‑day project currently scheduled to conclude July 17, likely requiring a change order) and that Kalapuna Pond required additional pumping before dredging can resume.
On finances, the manager summarized revenue shifts: property, auto and personal property tax receipts are up about $200,000 year‑to‑date; reinspection fee receipts are down roughly $5,000; certain exemptions are expected to increase about $20,000; and sales‑tax revenue is projected to fall about $140,000 below the original estimate. Taking those changes and other miscellaneous increases (including insurance reimbursements and recreation event proceeds), the manager said total FY25 revenue is now projected near $5,953,000 compared with the original budgeted revenue of about $5,880,000. He estimated a year‑end fund balance of roughly $1,989,000, which the manager noted would remain above the city's three‑month reserve target of about $1,500,000.
"We're still in good shape, financially," the city manager told the council, while cautioning that some capital projects (notably canal dredging) could push expenditures into the next fiscal year and thereby affect the timing of spending.
The council recorded no substantive follow‑up motions on individual projects at this meeting; the council recessed until a July 15 budget hearing for further budget deliberations.
