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Greenbelt council reviews Planning & Community Development budget amid rising appeals and tighter reserves
Summary
City staff presented the Planning & Community Development section of the proposed FY2026 budget, describing staffing reductions, contingencies for property tax appeals and higher-than-expected commercial licensing revenue and municipal infraction receipts.
City Manager Sal Marrone and Planning Director Terry Ruby briefed the Greenbelt City Council during a budget work session on the Planning & Community Development portion of the proposed FY2026 budget.
Ruby and department staff told council that the overall FY2026 budget includes position reductions: "the FY 2026 budget has 13 positions on paper that were that have been reduced," Marrone said, and staff enumerated that one of those reductions is in planning and community development. Ruby described how long‑time staff have absorbed duties: she thanked staff who "picked up the additional duties of that code supervisor and figure[d] out a way to handle that work."
The city manager said…
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