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Volume 128 No. 31
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Village board considers capital spending plan Projects include 127th Street, Settlers’ Park and Fort Beggs By andrea earnest eNterPrise staff
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At its Feb. 22 committee of the whole workshop, the Plainfield village board held a workshop for the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget overview. Village Administrator Brian Murphy began the discussion by saying that the budget that was being presented before the board was a balanced budget. Director of Management Services Traci Pleckham spoke to the board about the details of the budget. Pleckham said that staff has been receiving estimates above their own revenue estimates, which was expected the village did not receive any cuts in the income tax revenue from the state. According to the presentation, the grand total revenue for the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget will be approximately $58.6 million. The grand total expenditures is approximately $56.6 million. The biggest expenses include $15.6 million for contractual services and $12.5 million for salaries and wages.
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