Langley presents budget to public

The Langley City Council will consider the 2013 budget in the second of two scheduled public hearings Monday.

The Langley City Council will consider the 2013 budget in the second of two scheduled public hearings Monday.

Mayor Larry Kwarsick is proposing an $11.3 million budget. Although almost twice as large as the $5.5 million budget adopted in 2012, more than 50 percent of it is made up of unsecured funding.

It includes $2.8 million in loans, $3 million in grants and a $700,000 bond. Nearly all of that would be put toward a variety of infrastructure projects, from road resurfacing and waterline improvements to building a funicular and starting a pilot program for Sunday bus service between Langley and the Clinton ferry terminal.

The budget also includes the addition of a fourth police officer, a 4 percent cost of living increase for the city’s 13.5 staff and a 1 percent performance bonus awarded to six workers who earned enough points through a city employee incentive program.

State law requires the budget to be adopted before the end of the year.