As part of its annual coverage of municipal budgets in the early days of each year, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière about this year’s plans.
Revenue — There wasn’t a huge difference from last year’s budget, with overall revenues decreasing from $2.5 million in 2023 to $2.1 million in 2024, mainly due to a dip in transfers.
Expenses – Like most rural municipalities, road work accounts for a large portion of Litchfield’s expenses, and Larivière said that this year they would be expending municipal funds as well as funds from the TECQ program for resurfacing on Church Road in Vinton and installing guard rails in several locations.
She said that they were making progress on the construction of the new firehall for the department that they share with the municipality of Campbell’s Bay.
The 2024 budget and 3-year capital expenditures for Litchfield are available here: Budget 2024
