Committee approves proposed 2027 Community Development budget with small reallocations

The Vernon County Economic Development Committee voted to approve the proposed 2027 Community Development budget, which groups department activity into three funds: Fund 10 for salaries and operating expenses, Fund 13 for grant revenue and expenses (budgeted as a wash), and Fund 94 for economic development activities. Amy (speaker 2), who presented the budget, told the committee the overall levy for economic development would be $257,000 and that Fund 94 would remain at $35,000.