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Council voted 3-4 against the proposal to reduce the solid waste fee by $50 and restore a 3.96% property-tax increase. The mayor's separate $50,000 request for an additional weekly day of homeless-support services was withdrawn before a vote.
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The proposed budget change would have lowered the garbage fee while increasing the property-tax rate, with sponsors saying it would benefit 23,000 of the city's 26,000 single-family residents. Council did not advance that amendment. A separate $50,000 request to expand homeless-support services was removed from consideration because sponsors said adding the expense would be fiscally irresponsible while drawing from reserves.
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