City Council Budget Hearing
September 7th at 5:30 p.m. in the city council chambers at 306 Pearl Street.  A copy of the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 budget proposal will be available on the city website for public review.  Call our office with comments or questions at 375-1733.

What's in the Sales Tax Capital Projects Budget?
In 2008 the Wayne voters approved an additional 1% sales tax to be charged in Wayne for 15 years that is expected to generate about $425,000 per year.

Capital Projects:  60% of that total is to be used for captial projects in Wayne.  The city council has the final authority to allocate these funds.  They create a budget for each year for the public to review on how we will spend them.  This budget will be a part of the city's Budget Hearing next Tuesday night.

Capital Projects Proposed in the FY 2010-11 budget:

1. Downtown Sidewalk Project:  $38,800 for the next year and the next nine years for a total of $322,000 of the project cost.
2. Airport Runway Repaving Project:  $100,000 one time allocation to help match the federal funding.
3. Future Swimming Pool:  $100,000 for next year and each of the following 13 years to build a fund for pool replacement when it is needed.
4. Waste Water Plant:  $75,000 next year and each year for the next 13 years to help reduce the sewer bills.
5. Restroom Upgrades at Bressler Park, East Park, and Victor Park:  $55,000 for next year.
6. Concrete Alternate for a Section of Phase II Trail:  $16,500 is allocated as a one-time cost to upgrade the south 2,200 feet of the Phase II Trail, when it gets built, from a crushed limestone surface to concrete construction.
7. Fire Department Ladder Truck:  $50,000 next year and $74,000 each year for the next nine years to purchase a $600,000 replacement ladder truck.
8. Digitizing of Past Issues of the Wayne Herald:  $10,000 for next year and for each of the next two years.  This project will convert the micro film of the old issues all the way back to the turn of the century to a searchable, digital file.  This project will soon have issues back to the 1950s and should be complete in a couple of years.  This total history of Wayne will be linked to our City of Wayne website and available to the public.
9. Bleacher Replacement at City Parks and the Pool:  $20,000 is proposed to replace our taller bleachers with new bleachers that have safety protection from falls of over 30 inches.

In preparing the above budget the council has taken direction from the priorities of the original citizens' group that was asked to review needs and make proposals for a general election.  All budgets can and will change over time and the current city council cannot obligate the sales tax funds for the 2016-17 city council.

The mayor and council havebeen open to the interests of the community in how to best use the funds the voters approved, so if you have comments, suggestions or questions, contact the mayor or your council member with your thoughts.

Questions or Comments?
Call Lowell Johnson, City Administrator at 375-1733 or email me.