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Union Street construction proceeds; Fourth Street pushed to next year as aldermen balance transportation budget
Summary
Aldermen removed Fourth Street construction lines from the FY26 draft and kept Union Street on the active project list after a May 29 workshop highlighted worksheet errors and grant‑timing risks that left the transportation fund projected in deficit.
A lengthy transportation review at the May 29 budget workshop left aldermen with two clear tasks: correct project worksheet entries that made fund balances look worse than they are, and plan how to cover a projected shortfall if federal and county reimbursements do not arrive in time.
Staff and the public works commissioner discussed three major items: Union Street (a TAP project), First & Osage/Osage SID projects, and Fourth Street improvements. Workshop participants agreed to remove Fourth Street construction revenues and expenditures from the FY26 draft and re‑schedule the work for next year, while retaining Union Street construction on the FY26 project list because that project is already in active…
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