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Indiana town council adopts $3.195M 2027 budget; wastewater renovation will raise sewer bill to $141.92 in November

A town council adopted a $3.195 million 2027 budget and will send the figures to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance for final approval; officials also discussed making a separate wastewater budget easier to find as a renovation and rate increase take effect in November.

BUSINESSINDY BRIEFBy BusinessIndy Editorial StaffCommentsPublished October 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM EDTLiving story · 2 sources

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The town council adopted 2027 budget figures totaling $3.195 million and projected the general fund at about $2.193 million for 2027, the council told the Greenfield Reporter on Oct. 13, 2026. The adopted numbers must be filed with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance for final approval, the report said; the town said the current operating baseline is about $3.4 million.

Council members discussed how to make a separate wastewater budget more accessible. The town council is the board that governs the wastewater treatment plant; town officials told the Greenfield Reporter the plant’s books have been audited by the state with no issues for the past three years. Town Manager Jim Robinson said the town currently tracks wastewater-treatment spending through capital-project paperwork, and town funding comes from both income and property tax. The report said a wastewater renovation and a sewer-rate increase will take effect in November, producing a monthly bill of $141.92.

WHY IT MATTERS

This council action sets the town’s spending plan for 2027 and begins the formal process that could change what residents and local businesses pay for services. A municipal budget bundles how the town intends to pay for routine operations (the general fund) and for larger projects, including wastewater upgrades. The council-approved $3.195 million plan and the $2.193 million general-fund projection are the starting point; those figures must be reviewed by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance before they become final.

Separating the wastewater budget makes the costs and projects tied to the treatment plant clearer to residents and customers. According to the Greenfield Reporter, the town tracks wastewater project spending through capital-project paperwork, the plant’s books have passed state audits for three years, and officials say funding comes from both income and property tax. The town also told the paper a renovation and a sewer-rate increase will take effect in November that will result in a $141.92 monthly bill. Watch for the state’s approval of the adopted budget and any formal public notices or billing statements that confirm the November rate change.

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