Interactive Budget Visualization
Explore 13 years of Waterville Valley's municipal operating budget (2014-2026)
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đ Operating Proposed Expenses Focus
This explorer analyzes the town's Operating Proposed Expenses â the day-to-day expenses for running municipal services like public safety, public works, and administrative functions.
đ§ Capital Projects Excluded
Capital/Special Projects are not included. These larger one-time expenditures (infrastructure, equipment) are voted on individually at Town Meeting and vary significantly year to year.
How to Use the Explorer
The streamgraph shows all expense categories stacked over time
Click a category to see its individual line items
Click a line item to see its year-by-year breakdown
Use the breadcrumb trail to return to higher levels
đą On mobile: Tap once to select and view details, tap again to drill down.
Operating Proposed Expenses Summary
â How is this calculated?| Fiscal Year | Operating Proposed Expenses | $ in 2026 Dollars | Change | Real Change |
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đ Operating Proposed Expenses Definitions
The Operating Proposed Expenses includes expense categories defined by the following account code ranges:
Excluded: Items with blank codes (Capital/Special Projects), Warrant Articles, and "Total Appropriations Recommendation".
â ī¸ Data Quality Notes
- 2026 Fund Balance: Excludes Total Fund Balance use in 2026 to stay consistent with prior years.
- Sum discrepancies: Some years' line items do not sum exactly to the official "Total Appropriations Recommendation" listed in the budget documents. Minor rounding or categorization differences may exist.
- Approved vs. Proposed: Some line items show different "Approved" amounts compared to "Proposed" amounts. This is unexpected since the operating budget has historically passed as proposed at Town Meeting.
- Data source: Budget data was extracted from official Town Meeting Financial Statements and Budget Hearing documents via OCR, with manual verification where possible.