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Sequim council narrows 2026 municipal-fund awards, prioritizes health and housing
Summary
Councilors reached a working consensus on proposed 2026 municipal-fund allocations, prioritizing Sequim Health and Housing Collaborative and human services while trimming or withholding funds for several arts and technology requests; final budget action remains scheduled for the regular session.
Sequim city council members working in a Aug. 11 work session agreed on draft allocations from the 2026 municipal fund that prioritize health and human services and set single‑year awards while leaving final budget authority to a later regular meeting.
Councilors sketched a proposed distribution that would allocate $120,000 to the Sequim Health and Housing Collaborative (SHHC), $28,750 each to the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club, $10,200 to the Economic Development Council (EDC), $10,000 each to the Shipley Center and the farmers market program, and $0 in this draft to Olympic Theater Arts and to KSQM (the community radio station), pending further review. Councilors characterized the numbers as a draft consensus to be returned to during the formal budget process; the budget itself must be adopted at a later regular council meeting.
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