Two public hearings and several other items are on the agenda for the Strasburg Town Council work session on Monday night.
The two hearings are on the proposed mid-year budget amendment and an amendment to the Cedar Springâs Estates development proffer. The councilâs previous vote adopting the amendment didnât have a public hearing, negating it, Pearson said.
The mid-year budget amendment includes allocating about $400,000 in funds freed up by Caronavirus Assistance Recovery and Economic Stability (CARES) Act and an increase in meals and sales tax return projects. The tax return projections were cut to more conservative estimates at the start of the pandemic.
The Strasburg Town Council on Tuesday night approved in a 7-1 vote a budget amendment allocating about $400,000 in new revenue and new revenue projections, among other actions.
The allocation consists of spending about $130,000 in budget funds that were freed up by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Recovery and Economic Stability (CARES) Act funds for police salaries.
The remaining portion comes from allocating about $270,000 in increased projections on meals and sales tax returns that were cut at the start of the pandemic to more conservative estimates.
The money will be spent on keeping the Borden Mowery Drive realigning project on schedule, making payments toward the purchase of two police cruisers that were previously put off and replacing water turbidity meters that have become obsolete.