AH budget looks at increasing services

Airway Heights City Manager Albert Tripp presented the preliminary budget for 2015 to the City Council at its Nov. 3 meeting.

One of the focuses for next year’s budget is maintaining and increasing city services. Tripp said the budget uses existing revenues and makes investments to several targeted areas to provide great service to the community.

The budget also addresses financial planning for equipment needs for city departments by splitting $45,000 into two different reserve accounts to use for equipment replacement.

“This investment is to ensure that each department is able to continue ope...