City passes $44M 2024 budget

The Shelton City Council passed a $44-million budget for 2024.

The council voted unanimously for the budget at its Nov. 21 meeting. The state requires the city’s budget to be complete by the end of the year.

The budget is an increase of $3.1 million, 8%, from the revised 2023 budget. The budget also includes a general fund allocation of $15.5 million, a $326,349 increase from the 2023 general fund budget.

The expenditures in the 2024 budget include $15,565 in the general fund, $1,886,758 in the street fund, $832,000 for the Transportation Benefit District, $23,000 for general resources, $97,24...