Encinitas is on track to bring in almost $5 million in new revenue next year despite voters rejecting a sales tax measure last November that was projected to bring in $15 million annually for infrastructure improvements.

City officials including Mayor Bruce Ehlers are touting this year’s balanced budget. But the city still has millions of dollars in unfunded infrastructure improvements it will confront in coming years.

City staff presented a proposed budget at a special City Council meeting last week that showed the city will bring in $146.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year that begins in July, an increase of $4.9 million from the current year’s revenue projections. Staff estimates that the city will spend $139.9 million next year, which is $3.5 million more than the current year’s

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