Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Finance topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Staff reports revenue uptick and expands summer 'Fun in the Sun' program

Ashville Committee of the Whole ยท August 4, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Martina, a town staff member, told the Committee of the Whole that year-to-date receipts rose versus last year and that the town ran seven weeks of the 'Fun in the Sun' program, including a first-responders day with multiple agencies.

Chair opened the meeting and turned to department updates, where Martina, a town staff member, gave the finance and recreation update. "We have taken in, 1,463,000, $562 and some change, compared to last year where it's 1,000,319 and $460," Martina said, reporting an approximate $144,000 increase in receipts year over year. She told the committee that legal collections and additional revenue are still incoming.

Martina also summarized summer programming: "We were able to do 7 weeks instead of 6," she said, and noted this year's first-responders day included the police department, the sheriff's department, state highway patrol, Harrison Township fire department and Mid Flight. Council members thanked staff for the program; one member said their children benefited and asked staff to continue outreach. No formal action was taken on the report.