Winona Lake Town Manager Adam Lohn presents the 2027 proposed budgets to the Town Council Tuesday evening, Sept. 15. Photo by David Slone, Times-Union. By David Slone
Times-Union WINONA LAKE – Residents of Winona Lake got their first look at the town’s proposed 2027 budget Tuesday evening, Sept. 15.
No action was taken on the estimated budget as it was the first presentation to the public. Before Town Manager Adam Lohn went through the budget, Councilman Jim Lancaster said, “I think the team took what we would call a zero-based budget approach. So instead of assuming last year’s starting point was the right starting point and indexing off of that, they actually went back to a zero base and built the budget up from that. That’s not an easy thing to do, I appreciate the effort in doing that, and I think it gives a certain level of scrutiny and discernment over where you land in terms of those budget matters.”
Lohn said copies of the proposed 2027 budget can be accessed online , and it also can be accessed through the town’s website at winonalake.in.gov. Tuesday’s public hearing was the first item on the budget, with the adoption scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 6, with the backup date set f...