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Chesterton Town Budget (2023)

── Chesterton Town Budget (2023) ── Total budget: $22.1M Water Utility: $6.9M [31%] • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $2.0M • Salaries and Wages: $1.6M • Employee Benefits: $549K • Power Production\Purchased Power: $313K ⚠ $1.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories General: $6.7M [30%] • Salaries and Wages: $4.2M • Employee Benefits: $1.4M • Operating Supplies: $204K • Insurance: $184K ⚠ $238K in unitemized 'Other' categories Streets & Roads: $2.3M [11%] • Salaries and Wages: $899K • Infrastructure: $443K • Employee Benefits: $285K • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $165K ⚠ $169K in unitemized 'Other' categories Police: $1.7M [8%] • Buildings: $1.2M • Salaries and Wages: $203K • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $137K • Professional Services: $103K ⚠ $12K in unitemized 'Other' categories Economic Development: $1.5M [7%] • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $350K • Salaries and Wages: $241K • Repairs and Maintenance: $110K • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $110K ⚠ $390K in unitemized 'Other' categories Sewer/Wastewater: $1.2M [6%] • Transfer Out - Transferred To Another Fund: $1.2M Parks & Recreation: $877K [4%] • Salaries and Wages: $279K • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $210K • Repairs and Maintenance: $48K • Employee Benefits: $43K ⚠ $156K in unitemized 'Other' categories Stormwater: $271K [1%] • Improvements Other Than Buildings: $139K • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Principal: $96K • Purchase of Investments: $20K • Payments on Bonds and Other Debt Interest: $15K Capital Improvements: $259K [1%] • Machinery, Equipment, and Vehicles: $256K ⚠ $3,081 in unitemized 'Other' categories Riverboat/Gaming: $165K [1%] • Infrastructure: $165K Fire & EMS: $120K [1%] • Salaries and Wages: $101K • Purchase of Investments: $11K • Professional Services: $802 ⚠ $7,049 in unitemized 'Other' categories ☎ Who to call about this budget: Courtney Udvare (Town Clerk-Treasurer): (219) 926-1641 Source: Indiana Gateway for Local Government Annual Financial Report — City/Town Disbursements, 2023
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