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The Council unanimously approved the 2026–2027 budget with a property tax rate of 69 cents, a 4-cent reduction from the current rate. It also approved transferring $830,400 into the city’s transportation infrastructure project for road construction, resurfacing, and maintenance.
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Residents will see a lower property tax rate under the approved budget, while additional funding is being set aside for road work. The Council also accepted a conditional $137,500 Urgent Repair Program award that could help up to eight low-income homeowners address urgent health or safety repairs. The Council approved rezoning property at Doctor Martin Luther King Boulevard and West Vernon Avenue from industrial to general business zoning; two members opposed the change.
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