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Council Adds $1.55 Million Downtown

WadsworthFeb 3, 20261 min read

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Wadsworth City Council voted 4-3 to increase the downtown project budget by $1.55 million, bringing the total to $14.8 million.

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What this means

The additional funding gives the project designers more flexibility for downtown improvements, including safety bump-outs discussed by council members. City administration will prepare a supplemental appropriation for consideration at a future meeting; the minutes do not state that it was approved at this meeting.

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Approved a $1.55 million increase to the downtown project, raising the total budget from $13.2 million to $14.8 million, by a 4-3 vote.
Directed administration to return with a supplemental appropriation reflecting the increased project budget.
Approved the January 6 and January 20, 2026 Committee of the Whole Finance meeting minutes.
Discussed preparing a five- or 10-year plan to reduce the debt percentage back to 10%; no approval of such a plan is recorded.

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