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Public Works presents 2026 budget with limited staffing changes, large capital requests
Summary
Director Don Edwards told the committee the operations budget is stable with the same staffing levels while the capital budget includes multiple high-cost projects, some grant-funded, and an estimated $300,000 liquid fuels allocation for paving.
Don Edwards, the borough’s Public Works director, told the committee on Sept. 9 that the department is proposing only minor operational changes in its 2026 draft budget and is maintaining current staffing levels. “For this reason, we are only proposing minor changes to how we operate,” Edwards said as he opened the presentation.
Edwards said salaries account for about two-thirds of the operations budget — “over $3,000,000” — and that the department is proposing the same staffing as the current year: 25 union personnel and five management personnel for a total of 30 positions. He said one position…
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