April 1 - 7, 2016
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by PATTI STOKES NORTHWEST GUILFORD – At its council retreat in January and a special-called meeting in February, the Summerfield Town Council discussed and prioritized capital projects for next fiscal year and other budget-related items – such as the potential long-term need for a parttime planner and the purchase of a Reel mower for the athletic fields at Summerfield Athletic Park; that information was then relayed to the
Finance Committee, which has since worked on developing a line-item budget draft for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The preliminary budget draft will be released on Thursday, April 7, and will be accessible online at www.summerfieldgov.com. There will be periods for budgetrelated public comments at Summerfield’s monthly town council meeting on April 12, at its Finance Committee meeting on Monday, April 18, at the Tuesday, May 10 town council meeting, and at a special called town council meeting on Tuesday, May 24, when the final budget draft will be
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