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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Ashland School District hopes to break ground on Phillips Field project in July ... Our View: Support Mt. Ashland ... Ashland neighborhood harvest helps many ... Ashland School District hopes to break ground on Phillips Field project in July ... Our View: Support Mt. Ashland ... Ashland neighborhood harvest helps many ... CITY OF ASHLAND Ashland council agenda includes budget, water use, social program funding By Local report DailyTidings.com By Local report Posted Jun. 16, 2015 @ 2:00 am By Local report Posted Jun. 16, 2015 @ 2:00 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Approval of a two-year budget totaling about $237 million, distribution of about $130,000 in social service grants and how to manage supplemental water usage if and when water supplies run low towards the end of summer are among the decisions up for consideration at the Ashland City Council's regular bimonthly business meeting Tuesday, June 16. The council is required to hold a public hearing before approving or amending the plan agreed to by the city Citizen Budget Committee. The council cannot amend the committee's recommendations by more than 10 percent in any one of the budget's 17 funds without sending it back to the committee. The total budget is up about 17.4 percent from the prior two-year budget that ends June 30. That was the first time the city used a biennial budget. The new budget year starts July 1. The city received nearly $238,000 in social service grant applications and must decide which of those it will fund. The city Housing and Human Service Commission put together its list of recommendations at a May 28 meeting. The water usage discussion involves city use of Talent Irrigation District water, which it has done in past years, and Medford Water Commission water through the Talent-Ashland-Phoenix (TAP) pipeline, which will be new option this year when work on the system is complete, expected around mid-August. Which water is used affects costs, water quality and the impact on agricultural users of TID irrigation water. The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 1175 E. Main St. By Local report DailyTidings.com By Local report Posted Jun. 16, 2015 @ 2:00 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501