Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, Mantua is facing a 3,000 deficit that they hope to balance with cuts and restructuring. The deficit originated from a combination of lost revenue sources, rising operational costs, and long-standing utility imbalances. The main driver of that lost revenue growth comes from the loss of grant funding. Several grants the town had consistently received in previous years were not renewed for the coming fiscal year. Former council member Karen Nelson, who has played an instrumental role in securing these grants, reported that it had become harder to qualify for grants because rising median...

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