A significant contribution to that margin is the $480,000 in budgeted road repair funds that will not be spent until the the year beginning July 1.
The city does major road repair and overlay on a biennial basis, saving sales tax receipts one year to be used the following.
The budget for that account this year is $500,000, and less than $20,000 has been sent.
Factoring that out of the margin drops it to about $170,000.
Through April 30, the city revenue accounts had received about $12.4 million, including transfers from the Sales Tax and Utility Funds to the General Fund.
Spending in the same 10 months was about $11.7.
The City Council will consider amendments to the current budget at its meeting on June 8.
They aught to take some of that $$$$$ they saved and put it into tearing down Old Abandoned Buildings... When I drive through Town and see all the Homes and Businesses that are a "Eye Sore" why is no one doing anything about these Properties???
The Mayor may be saving the town money , but it's going to cost more in the long run to fix everything that's wrong with Eunice Now ! We need more sit down Restaurants . I'm not talking McDonald's I'm talking real family Dinning. Reasonable Priced Family Style is also what's needed here...Bring the Revenue in and let's fix up Eunice.. She is so Important to the "Cajun Culture & Heritage...