Auditing Harrisville
The Ledger's review of Harrisville's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money.
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Background
Auditing Harrisville: what we're examining and why
The Ledger is reading Harrisville's budgets, audit drafts and council packets. Here is what those records show about the city's fiscal 2027 budget and, in draft statements, its fiscal 2025 finances.
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Harrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each
A proposed amendment in Harrisville's Oct. 13, 2026 council packet would raise the city's sidewalk repair budget from $25,000 to $92,290, matching a $67,290 increase in property tax revenue the amendment attributes to new growth.
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Harrisville's proposed budget amendment would raise new-growth tax revenue and sidewalk repairs by $67,290 each
A proposed amendment in Harrisville's Oct. 13, 2026 council packet would raise the city's sidewalk repair budget from $25,000 to $92,290, matching a $67,290 increase in property tax revenue the amendment attributes to new growth.
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Harrisville staff seek approval for a $143,359 basin expansion, a $192,980 loader and road bids
Oct. 7, 2026 staff memos in Harrisville's Oct. 13 council packet propose expanding the Dixon Creek detention basin, buying a loader at a state bid price and approving two road projects.