Taxing entities schedule budget public hearings

Wayne County citizens have the opportunity to express their opinions about how tax money is spent locally.

Taxing districts must advertise their proposed 2025 budgets and conduct public hearings before adopting their budgets. Budget information must be posted on the Department of Local Government finance website. Find budget information for Wayne County, the city of Richmond, and the county’s towns, townships, school districts and public library systems at budgetnotices.in.gov/unit_lookup.aspx?ct=89000.

The chart below shows taxing entities that have posted their information on the website, their proposed budgets, scheduled public hearings, the planned dates for budget adoption and the meeting sites.

Townships budget hearing adoption

• Jackson Township 340 W. main St., Cambridge City $356,022 budget noon Aug. 28 noon Sept. 11
• Washington Township 101 Central Ave., Milton $95,700 6 p.m. Aug. 29 6 p.m. Sept. 12
• Franklin Township 4099 Whitewater Road, Richmond $82,950 10 a.m. Sept. 10 10 a.m. Sept. 24
• Harrison Township 2761 N. Indiana 1, Cambridge City $47,700 6 p.m. Sept. 10 6 p.m. Sept. 24
• Clay Township 114 E. Pearl St., Greens Fork $98,425 7 p.m. Sept. 10 7 p.m. Oct. 8
• Dalton Township 14063 U.S. 35, Economy $29,745 7 p.m. Sept. 10 7 p.m. Sept. 24
• Perry Township 138 Poplar St., Economy $139,728 7 p.m. Sept. 12 7 p.m. Oct. 10
• Abington Township 4618 Pottershop Road $200,395 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 5:30 p.m. Oct. 16

Towns budget hearing adoption

• Hagerstown 49 E. College St. Hagerstown $1,959,519 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7
• Fountain City 312 W. Main St., Fountain City $353,267 7 p.m. Sept. 3 7 p.m. Oct. 1
• Cambridge City 127 N. Foote St., Cambridge City $1,562,641 6 p.m. Sept. 9 6 p.m. Oct. 14
• East Germantown 206 S. Milton St., East Germantown $123,726 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14
• Boston 102 S. Salem St., Boston $36,984 budget 7 p.m. Sept. 9 7 p.m. Oct. 14
• Spring Grove 10 Quaker Hill Drive $136,466 7 p.m. Sept. 10 7 p.m. Oct. 8
• Economy 138 Poplar St., Economy $64,773 7 p.m. Sept. 11 7 p.m. Oct. 9
• Greens Fork 12 S. Water St., Greens Fork $161,250 6:45 p.m. Sept. 12 6:45 p.m. Oct. 10

Public libraries budget hearing adoption

• Wayne County Contractual Library 80 N. Sixth St., Richmond $191,920 4 p.m. Sept. 11 4 p.m. Oct. 9
• Morrisson-Reeves Public Library 80 N. Sixth St., Richmond $3,021,098 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11 4:30 p.m. Oct. 9

Public school districts budget hearing adoption

• Nettle Creek Schools 299 Sycamore St. Hagerstown $13,672,237 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16
• Centerville-Abington Schools 115 W. South St., Centerville $30,981,955 7 p.m. Sept. 11 7 p.m. Sept. 25