ML council begins 2017 budget talks

At its Nov. 15 meeting, the Medical Lake City Council held a first reading of the 2017 budget.

According to information provided by the city, the 2017 current expense fund is projected to be just over $3.14 million with $2.37 million going toward departments and services funded through property tax and revenue. This is about $40,000 less than what the city spent last year. The ending cash balance for 2017 is projected at $765,076.

“It’s less than we have had in recent years,” City Administrator Doug Ross said during the public hearing for the budget. “We started 2016 with a little bit more mon...