Millville: audit differences, Hyrum sewer share and sewer debt
The Ledger's review of Millville'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 Millville: what the city's audit, budget and sewer debt records show
Millville's audited statements for fiscal 2025 received an unmodified opinion and show $17.67 million in water and sewer revenue bonds, most of it tied to the city's new sewer system. The 2026-27 budget tables in the June 11 council packet total $3,950,400 across four funds.
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- $17.67 millionWater and sewer revenue bonds outstanding, June 30, 2025Auditing Millville: what the city's audit, budget and sewer debt records show →
- $3.95 millionFiscal 2027 budget across four funds, June 11, 2026 packetAuditing Millville: what the city's audit, budget and sewer debt records show →
- $1.4 millionAdditional state grant for the Hyrum treatment buy-in, per staff reportMillville's share of Hyrum's sewer plant: 2020 agreement terms and a $1.4 million grant →
- $702,400Millville's 20% share of Hyrum's USDA plant bonds, per auditMillville's share of Hyrum's sewer plant: 2020 agreement terms and a $1.4 million grant →
- $475,000Scheduled bond principal and interest, fiscal 2026Millville's sewer system: $15.9 million in bonds and $9.3 million in grants →
- $9.3 millionSewer grants recorded in fiscal 2025Millville's sewer system: $15.9 million in bonds and $9.3 million in grants →
Debt and bonds
Millville's sewer system: $15.9 million in bonds and $9.3 million in grants
Millville's fiscal 2025 audit lists five water and sewer revenue bonds totaling $17.67 million, three of them for sewer. Two interest-free sewer bonds begin annual payments in fall 2026, and the 2026-27 budget adds a DEQ sewer loan payment.
Contracts and spending
Millville's share of Hyrum's sewer plant: 2020 agreement terms and a $1.4 million grant
Millville's audit says a 2020 agreement gives the city a 20% ownership share of Hyrum's wastewater treatment plant in exchange for monthly per-home payments. A June 2026 staff report says the state provided $1.4 million in additional grant funding for the buy-in.
Audits and compliance
Millville's audit finds differences between a quarterly report and the general ledger
In Millville's fiscal 2025 audit, the auditor reported that a quarterly financial report given to the City Council in January 2025 differed from the general ledger. Draft minutes say the council approved the audit after the auditors discussed the issue "again."