Auditing Lewiston
The Ledger's review of Lewiston'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 Lewiston: The city's budget, debt and audit, by the numbers
Lewiston's fiscal 2025 audit received an unmodified opinion with no reported findings. The city spent $1.3 million from its general fund that year and owed $8.5 million, nearly all of it on a federal water loan. Its fiscal 2027 budget worksheet plans $2.6 million in general fund spending.
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- $1,295,478General fund spending, fiscal 2025 (audited)Auditing Lewiston: The city's budget, debt and audit, by the numbers →
- $8,526,032Long-term debt owed at June 30, 2025Auditing Lewiston: The city's budget, debt and audit, by the numbers →
- $8,390,900Principal reductions on the USDA water note in fiscal 2025Lewiston's water fund paid down $8.4 million on its federal loan in fiscal 2025 →
- $2,614,449Fiscal 2027 general fund spending in the budget worksheetLewiston's fiscal 2027 budget worksheet plans $2.6 million in general fund spending, led by a 1600 West road project →
- $811,3901600 West road grant budgeted as fiscal 2027 revenueLewiston's fiscal 2027 budget worksheet plans $2.6 million in general fund spending, led by a 1600 West road project →
Debt and bonds
Lewiston's water fund paid down $8.4 million on its federal loan in fiscal 2025
Lewiston's fiscal 2025 audit records $8,390,900 in principal reductions on a USDA Rural Development note, leaving $8,135,101 owed. The water fund's cash fell from $11.7 million to $2.9 million over the year.
Budgets, reserves and taxes
Lewiston's fiscal 2027 budget worksheet plans $2.6 million in general fund spending, led by a 1600 West road project
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.
Contracts and spending
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