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Mayor proposes cuts to neighborhood engagement funds; Community Connections conference eliminated
Summary
The mayor's recommended 2026 budget reduces several Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) programs, including eliminating the ongoing Community Connections Conference and halving the Partnership Engagement Fund, while NCR leaders said they will seek alternative ways to meet engagement goals.
The mayor's recommended 2026 budget for the Neighborhood and Community Relations (NCR) department would eliminate the annual Community Connections Conference and reduce several engagement funds as part of a broader tightening of discretionary spending.
Karen Moe, NCR director, told the Budget Committee on Sept. 18 that the mayor's proposal eliminates ongoing funding for the Community Connections Conference, a reduction of $123,000, and reduces the Partnership Engagement Fund by $500,000 (cut in half). The department would also take an ongoing $25,000 reduction to legal services the city provides to neighborhood organizations plus an additional one-time $18,000 cut in 2026, Moe said. A one-time $40,000 reduction was proposed to the PlanNet database contract supporting neighborhood organization finance tracking; NCR…
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