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The Council approved a fiscal year 2025–2026 budget amendment and a new citywide demolition and cleanup capital project, with both measures passing 4–1. The funding will support condemned-property demolition, code-violation cleanup, and replacement of a totaled environmental-services rear-end loader.
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The action creates a dedicated city fund to address a backlog of unsafe, dilapidated, and code-violating properties within Kinston. The Council also approved the city's contribution to a joint demolition partnership and awarded a $143,727.75 contract to replace traffic signal control cabinets at four intersections. Several public events were approved, including a downtown music series, health fair, Juneteenth festival, and community care market.
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