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BURKET – Burket Town Council held a public hearing for its 2027 budget Monday ahead of a rescheduled monthly meeting.
The 2027 proposed budget totals $120,800. The rainy day fund is $2,000. The general fund is $44,800. The local road and street fund is $8,500. The motor vehicle highway fund is $50,000. The cumulative capital improvement fund is $500. The cumulative capital development fund is $600. The economic development income fund is $14,400. The opioid distribution unrestricted fund is $0.
The budget will be adopted at 6 p.m. Oct. 22.
There were no public comments during the hearing.
In other business, the council:
• Heard Street Superintendent Brad Bibler reached out to NIPSCO and Frontier representatives the week of Sept. 21 in regards to utility poles that are broken or have other issues. He still hasn’t received any information from either yet.
• Heard all road signs are up except a 30-miles-per-hour sign. The council heard during September’s meeting there were several street signs that were stolen and needed to be replaced.
• Set trick-or-treat hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31.
