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Water <br />Water sales ended up being under budget, in spite of very conservative budgeting efforts, down <br />6% or $123,638. The economy was an impact here as people cut back on their lawn watering and <br />general usage. Connection fees are actually over budget almost eight times, with a new <br />apartment building coming on line being a big contributor. Miscellaneous Revenue is also over <br />budget by $61,500 with the water tower leases from Sprint being the most signiScant variable. <br />All expense categories came in under budget, and below the prior year also. The water <br />department operated on a skeleton crew this year and this had a big impact on the expenses. The <br />expense numbers are lower and that certainly helps the bottom line, but it is not an idea] operating <br />scenario. <br />Overall, the water department ended the year significantly ahead of budget and outperformed the <br />prior year as well. <br />