The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.
A hearing was held on the city’s Municipal Road Aid funds for the upcoming fiscal year.
“The city currently has $0 carry-over funds in its Municipal Road Funds and will receive approximately $703,918 during the fiscal year 2025,” said Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory. “The Local Government Economic Assistance Fund has $0 in carry-over funds and will receive approximately $15,000 during the fiscal year 2026.”
That’s Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory.
City Public Works Director Don Hill says the city historically tries to pave between 12 and 15 miles of city streets each year.
“I think with the funds that you’re proposing in the next fiscal year’s budget, plus the Municipal Road Aid Fund and the LGEA Fund, we’re probably looking at around 54 city streets, 12.5 miles of resurfacing to be completed,” Hill said.
Gregory then delivered his budget message for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Expenditures for the budget total about $126.9 million, up $7.2 million from the previous fiscal year. Gregory said capital spending factored heavily into the budget.
“We’re proposing using reserves from fund balances and external funding sources in order to accomplish the various projects included in the 2026 budget,” Gregory said. “All city departments are planning for anticipated growth due to a rapidly-growing industrial base and related developments. This budget continues preparations for future years.”
The council approved ordinances rezoning 1377 Hutcherson Lane from Future Development Holding to Agribusiness and 110 East Memorial Drive from High-Density Residential to Neighborhood Office. The council also approved a professional services contract with Palmer Engineering for design work on the intersection of Veterans Way and Towne Drive and the Towne Drive corridor, with the contract not to exceed $158,000.
The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet June 2.
