New Baltimore Budget Surplus Could Improve Roads
Mayor Larry Smith says many subdivision roads could use repairs.
A budget in the black could lead to smoother streets in New Baltimore, Mayor Larry Smith said Tuesday. After independent auditing firm Alan C. Young and Associates of Detroit presented a financial report Monday night to New Baltimore City Council, Smith said the estimated $300,000 surplus could improve city streets down the road. "We'll look at that time, but in all probability we'll need road work," he said. "Some of our subdivision streets are in pretty bad shape." Specific streets that could benefit from potential repairs have not been determined at this time, he said. The presented budget report for the July 1, 2012 to the June 30, 2013 fiscal year is not unlike the previous fiscal year. At that time, the surplus was $271,940, of which…
