At last night’s Council Meeting, due to the current uncertain financial climate and expected significant loss in Village revenues over the next several months, the Village Council, with my full support, in adopting its 2020 Annual Appropriation Resolution, reduced the Village’s proposed 2020 budget by $4,506,828 (approximately 30%) from $14,950,682 to $10,443,854. In doing so, the Village placed the following major capital projects on hold: the Fire Station Addition and Renovation Project, the Coventry Road Reconstruction Project, and the Victory Blvd. Watermain Project. Once this crisis is resolved, the Village will re-evaluate the timing, feasibility, and funding methods for those projects based upon the Village’s financial condition at that time. In addition to the above budget cuts, in order to exercise further financial responsibility during this period of uncertainty, the Finance Director and I have frozen all other non-essential capital and other expenditures. In the meantime, the Village is continuing to provide all essential services to the public and residents. Village buildings have been closed to the public and some staffing hours have been reduced during this period of emergency and the State Director of Health’s Stay at Home Order. If anyone needs assistance or service at this time, please contact Village Hall, me, or any of the Department Heads for assistance. I hope and expect that this crisis will be resolved in the not too distant future and the Village will be able to resume its planned infrastructure improvement projects and service upgrades that will continue to improve the lives of the Village residents. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and cooperation during this difficult period. Better times are ahead. We will get through this crisis together and come out stronger in the end.
Jesse J. Nehez, Mayor Village of Northfield
