Budget for 2025 fiscal year approved with $9 million deficit  - Forest Park Review

Forest Park Review

Budget for 2025 fiscal year approved with $9 million deficit  - Forest Park Review

Forest Park commissioners approved the village’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year July 22 with an estimated $9 million deficit.  The village council approved the spending of nearly $73 million as part of the village’s annual appropriations, which establishes legal spending limits for the village, often in higher amounts than what is listed in the village’s proposed budget so that the village has authority to use that money.  The appropriations pa…