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FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • Vol. 23, No. 3
Birmingham financial forecast looks five years ahead
LEFT: Seniors enjoy a drumming class at the Bloomfield Township Senior Center. BELOW: Seniors paint snowflake art during a class at the Bloomfield Township Senior Center. Photos provided by the Bloomfield Township Senior Center
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Exhale grant to supply family caregivers with respite programs FUNDING SUPPORTS CAREGIVER CONNECT, COMPANION CAFÉ, AND RETURN OF FRIENDSHIP CLUB AT BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Senior Center is once again expanding its services, this
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BIRMINGHAM — At the beginning of every year, the city of Birmingham holds a long-range planning meeting that opens with a five-year financial forecast from the city’s finance department. This year’s meeting was held Jan. 25. In the forecast, assumptions are made and presented from estimates of the revenues and expenditures for the next five years. With every forecast, there are limits such as assumption risk, changes in policy or priorities, future department projects or service levels, and unforeseen disasters or undeveloped projects. The forecast specifically focuses on assumptions for the general fund, major and local