Trinidad FY2027 Budget
Every part of this story, in reading order. It starts on October 25, 2026.
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- 1What's Wrong With Trinidad? Everyone Had an Answer. The Records Have Another.I asked Trinidad's council candidates and community figures what's wrong with the city. Then I went through the records: a $291,723.78 meter vote set beside a budget that's 27 days late, carries no meter line, and shows no fund balances, debts or tax rate.
- 2Three Aldermen Showed Up. Trinidad's Budget Meeting Needed Four.Trinidad's council came to vote on a budget and $291,723.78 in water meters Tuesday night. The meeting ended on a quorum count before either vote. Video of the meeting comes out today at 2:00 PM.
- 3Two Budgets, No Audit: What Trinidad's Numbers Show and What They Leave OutMy corrections to my budget coverage, then Trinidad's numbers: an FY2025 audit more than seven months past due, two versions of a budget unadopted a month into the year, a $291,723.78 meter proposal, and my recommendations.
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