The Riverside City Council has approved the city’s 2022 fiscal year budget of just over $3.1 million.

City Administrator Christine Yancey says next year’s budget will be similar to fiscal year 2021 with no change in tax rates for property owners, “No, we did not raise taxes at all, which is really nice because we’re still at the $8.10 (per $1,000 assessed valuation) and we don’t have any special levies that we tax for, so unless your (property) assessment went up, taxes should be close to the same for the city portion of it.”

Yancey says the council also approved two applications for grants from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation (WCRF). She says the fire department is asking for $5,000 to purchase a thermal imaging camera with the fire department covering the remaining cost of about $1,700.  The Riverside Area Community Club is also looking for $5,000 in WCRF funds to help pay for improvements to the dog park at Hall Park including adding lighting and a drinking fountain.