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Lewiston: water fund loan and FY2027 budget · From the records

Lewiston's fiscal 2027 budget plans $2.6 million in general fund spending

The worksheet Lewiston filed with the State Auditor lists $2,614,449 in general fund spending for fiscal 2027, up from $1,630,100 in its fiscal 2026 budget column. It includes an $811,390 grant and $892,529 in spending for 1600 West road repair.

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Lewiston

Lewiston's fiscal 2027 budget worksheet lists $2,614,449 in general fund spending, according to the copy the city filed with the Utah State Auditor. The worksheet, printed Aug. 18, 2026, covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. [1]

The worksheet's fiscal 2026 budget column lists $1,630,100 in general fund spending. [1]

The road project

Under intergovernmental revenue, the worksheet lists $811,390 for "COG 1600 W ROAD GRANT" in fiscal 2027, with nothing in the prior columns. Total intergovernmental revenue is budgeted at $1,097,890, compared with $194,398 in the fiscal 2026 budget column. [2][5]

Under streets and public improvements, it lists $892,529 for "COG 1600 W ROAD REPAIR." The same line shows $35,137.20 in actual spending for 2024-25. Total streets spending is budgeted at $1,257,529, compared with $364,000 in the fiscal 2026 budget column. [3]

Other planned spending

The parks department's fiscal 2027 column includes $168,295 for buildings and grounds operation and maintenance, bringing parks spending to $207,495. [7]

The capital projects fund column lists $400,000 for a city building and $120,000 for cemetery improvements, for $520,000 in total. The perpetual care fund lists a $120,000 transfer in from capital projects and $120,000 for cemetery expansion. [4][8]

The water fund column lists $540,000 in revenue and $867,000 in spending, including $350,000 of depreciation and $160,000 of water bond loan interest. The sewer fund column lists $287,000 in revenue and $219,800 in spending. [6][9]

Budget figures are planned amounts, not spending. The worksheet's 2025-26 actual column was printed Aug. 18, 2026, before the year's books are audited, and is not used for comparisons in this story.

Sources

9 cited, none of them a government record. Paragraphs carry [n] links to their sources.

  1. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), general fund totals storage.googleapis.com
  2. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), general fund intergovernmental revenue storage.googleapis.com
  3. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), streets and public improvements storage.googleapis.com
  4. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), capital projects fund storage.googleapis.com
  5. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), general fund intergovernmental revenue total storage.googleapis.com
  6. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), water fund storage.googleapis.com
  7. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), parks storage.googleapis.com
  8. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), perpetual care fund storage.googleapis.com
  9. Lewiston City Corporation · Budget worksheet, fiscal 2026-27 (printed Aug. 18, 2026; filed with the Utah State Auditor), sewer fund storage.googleapis.com

Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted; paragraphs link to their sources.

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