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ELKTON — The city’s proposed budget of more than $850,000 for the 2008-09 fiscal year looks much like the current fiscal year’s budget, with the exception of $332,200 in additional revenue from various grants to construct a new city park.
The Elkton City Council and the city’s Budget Committee will discuss the proposed budget at an 8 a.m. meeting Thursday at City Hall, in which the public is also allowed to comment. The budget will then go to the council for approval at its June 12 meeting.
The city plans to use the additional revenue in the general fund to purchase a former recreational vehicle park, Buzzards Bay, and will turn the property into the Alfred Tyson Park, in honor of the man who served as Elkton’s mayor for more than two decades, said City Manager Linda Higgins.
The RV park is located on River Road, near Elkton High School. The park already has a public boat ramp, but the city will need to build restrooms and picnic and parking areas.
The additional revenue includes money from the Port of Umpqua to help fund the property appraisal for the grant and more than $50,000 that the property owner has pledged to donate from the sale of the land. The remainder of the revenue increase is made up of a state marine grant of $172,500 that the city already received, and a state parks grant of $102,200 that the city anticipates it will receive.
The city will hear official word on the grant in mid-July, and a park dedication will take place later this summer, Higgins said.
With exception of the park funds, the city’s general fund expenditures remained about the same, with $77,150 in expenses. The city is paying for two years of 911 dispatch fees this year, which accounts for about a $2,000 increase.
The city is also allocating more money to the cemetery maintenance fund. Currently, the Lion’s Club volunteers to maintain the cemetery, but the city is saving money in case it needs to take over maintenance in the future, Higgins said.
Elkton also saved about $60,000 that it received from the county in past years, and will use the money for a street-paving project. The money came from the timber safety net and the city is not anticipating any additional funds from the county this year, Higgins said.
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
The Elkton City Council and the city’s Budget Committee will discuss the proposed budget at an 8 a.m. meeting Thursday at City Hall, in which the public is also allowed to comment. The budget will then go to the council for approval at its June 12 meeting.
The city plans to use the additional revenue in the general fund to purchase a former recreational vehicle park, Buzzards Bay, and will turn the property into the Alfred Tyson Park, in honor of the man who served as Elkton’s mayor for more than two decades, said City Manager Linda Higgins.
The RV park is located on River Road, near Elkton High School. The park already has a public boat ramp, but the city will need to build restrooms and picnic and parking areas.
The additional revenue includes money from the Port of Umpqua to help fund the property appraisal for the grant and more than $50,000 that the property owner has pledged to donate from the sale of the land. The remainder of the revenue increase is made up of a state marine grant of $172,500 that the city already received, and a state parks grant of $102,200 that the city anticipates it will receive.
The city will hear official word on the grant in mid-July, and a park dedication will take place later this summer, Higgins said.
With exception of the park funds, the city’s general fund expenditures remained about the same, with $77,150 in expenses. The city is paying for two years of 911 dispatch fees this year, which accounts for about a $2,000 increase.
The city is also allocating more money to the cemetery maintenance fund. Currently, the Lion’s Club volunteers to maintain the cemetery, but the city is saving money in case it needs to take over maintenance in the future, Higgins said.
Elkton also saved about $60,000 that it received from the county in past years, and will use the money for a street-paving project. The money came from the timber safety net and the city is not anticipating any additional funds from the county this year, Higgins said.
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
