Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Fund appropriations increase by over $302,000
LACROSSE — The Town of LaCrosse passed Ordinance number 4133 2023-12, Dec. 14, 2023, adopting the final 2024 budget beginning Jan. 1, 2024, with fund appropriations coming to a total of $1,428,157, a $302,665 increase from last year’s adopted budget total of $1,125,492.
The current expense was appropriated $108,620 for the 2024 year, an increase of $89,280 from last year’s total of $197,900.
The cemetery was allocated $2,100 more than last year, totaling $54,000 for the 2024 year, compared to the previous year’s total of $51,900.
The town’s street fund came to a total of $352,292, an increase of $374,545 from last year’s total of $352,292.
Other increases included Municipal Capital Improvement at $70,000, an increase of $10,000 from last year. Water was increased by $850 from last year at a total of $131,350 in funds for 2024. Sewer was increased by $4,750 from last year at a total of $117,250, and Water Debt Redemption was increased by $300 from last year at a 2024 total of $43,200.
The LaCrosse town council passed a salary increase of 4% for the Clerk/Treasurer, Public Works Maintenance Supervisor/Building Inspector and the Park Cemetery Maintenance employees.
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