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Council reviews budget packet changes; sewer numbers and Queen Street engineering increase capital spending
Summary
Council reviewed packet differences from April: staff said revenues rose roughly $117,800, capital expenditures rose by about $40,000 after adding $50,000 for Queen Street engineering, and a previously misplaced $185,000 wholesale sewer line was corrected; HRSD transition-related repair and maintenance of $50,000 was added.
Council members asked staff to highlight changes between the April budget packet and the current draft. A councilor flagged an apparent $117,800 increase in projected revenue; staff explained the change included revenue items requested earlier related to HRSD and clarified pagination differences between packet versions.
On capital expenditures, staff said the packet shows a $40,000 increase because $50,000 was added for engineering on Queen Street while $10,000 had been counted previously. On sewer-related lines, staff acknowledged a $185,000 wholesale treatment figure had been admitted into the packet in error and was corrected; they added $50,000 for repair and maintenance tied to new HRSD service-call charges and transition costs.
Councilors asked where the town would find the funds for the HRSD match and related transition costs and whether other projects (for example Queen Street) might be delayed to accommodate the expense. Staff said the packet includes transfers and reserves and that they had left $500,000 in a reserve cushion to handle unanticipated repairs until conveyance was complete. The council asked staff to circulate clear line-item comparisons and answers to questions about fuel and other missing footnotes in the packet before the public hearing.
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