Auditing Harrisville
The Ledger's review of Harrisville's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money. Every story in the series, sorted by subject, with the figures the records show and links to the official documents.
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Auditing Harrisville: what we're examining and why
The Ledger is reading Harrisville's budgets, audit drafts and council packets. Here is what those records show about the city's fiscal 2027 budget and, in draft statements, its fiscal 2025 finances.
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- $7.8 millionRequested FY2027 general fund budget (Aug. 11, 2026 packet)Auditing Harrisville: what we're examining and why →
- $17.4 millionBonds payable at June 30, 2025, per draft FY2025 statementsAuditing Harrisville: what we're examining and why →
- $92,290Proposed amended sidewalk repair budgetHarrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each →
- $67,290Proposed new-growth property tax increaseHarrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each →
- $143,359Staff estimate for Dixon Creek basin expansionHarrisville staff seek approval for a $143,359 basin expansion, a $192,980 loader and road bids →
- $192,980State bid price for a Cat 926M loaderHarrisville staff seek approval for a $143,359 basin expansion, a $192,980 loader and road bids →
Budgets, reserves and taxes
Harrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each
A proposed amendment in Harrisville's Oct. 13, 2026 council packet would raise the city's sidewalk repair budget from $25,000 to $92,290, matching a $67,290 increase in property tax revenue the amendment attributes to new growth.
Contracts and spending
Harrisville staff seek approval for a $143,359 basin expansion, a $192,980 loader and road bids
Oct. 7, 2026 staff memos in Harrisville's Oct. 13 council packet propose expanding the Dixon Creek detention basin, buying a loader at a state bid price and approving two road projects.