TRVJPB approves budget, service line installation begins next month

 

DAYTON — With construction of the Tongue River Valley natural gas pipeline completed, the Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board is set to operate on a significantly smaller budget this fiscal year.

The board’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which was unanimously approved in a public hearing Thursday, includes $633,500 in expenses — just 10% of the $6.12 million in expenses budgeted for Fiscal Year 2021.

The biggest decline is in capital outlay, which has dropped from $5.78 million in FY 2021 to just $50,000 in FY 2022 following the completion of the pipeline.

The largest section of the board’s budget will now be the $207,400 operations section, which includes $85,000 for pipeline maintenance by Montana-Dakota Utilities; $63,000 for the purchase of pipes and meters; and $50,000 for gas purchases from Montana-Dakota Utilities.

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