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City managers present balanced but constrained 2026 budget forecast; net new construction limits levy growth to about 1%
Summary
City Manager Joe Moore and Director of Administration Tricia Davey presented the 2026 budget overview, forecasting roughly 1% net new construction (limiting levy growth to about $270,000), discussing the wage study, expenditure restraint program, capital projects and use of excess TIF increment.
City Manager Joe Moore and Director of Administration Tricia Davey presented the administration’s 2026 budget overview to the Fond du Lac City Council on June 25, saying they will deliver a balanced budget in August but with limited flexibility.
Moore said the city is forecasting about 1% net new construction; Davey explained the state formula means the tax levy can increase by approximately that amount and that translates to roughly $270,000 of allowable levy growth under state rules.…
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