The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met for four hours in a work session Tuesday night in the colonial courthouse to discuss public utilities, proposed transportation projects and the budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Since FY26 has now reached its midpoint, Director of Utilities Katey Legg provided the board with a projected revenue and expense outlook, as well as how the fund balance will be impacted in the near future. In the categories of billed usage, application fees, development fees, and operating, the utilities department is expected to exceed those originally budgeted amounts at the conclusion of FY26. In interest and fees, total operating revenue, loan proceeds, personnel and fund balance and capital costs, the department is expected to be under budget. “I feel like this is realistic for now,” said Legg about these projections. Necessary repairs, aging equipment and the need to hire contractors have all contributed to these overages. By the current projected numb...