Public Hearing Tonight On City’s 2022 Budget

The public will have a chance to weigh in tonight on the proposed 2022 City of Fond du Lac budget.

City Council is set to convene for their last regularly scheduled meeting of the month.

The proposed budget budget is $36.3 million, which is a 6.5 percent increase over the 2021 budget. Public Safety continues to consume the lion’s share at $22.4 million.

Also included is $200,000 for engineering and design work for the proposed Bridge that would connect Lakeside Park East to Lakeside Park West.

If approved, there would also be $50,000 for a new project for a River District study as well as moving $210,000 for pavement resurfacing at Lighthouse Drive and the parking lot from 2023 into 2022.

Council is set to meet at 6:00 p.m. in the City/Council Government building.