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Library, Bellevue Cemetery and Airport present mostly level-funded budgets; councilors press for transparency on salary increases
Summary
Directors of the Lawrence Public Library, Bellevue Cemetery and Lawrence Municipal Airport presented largely level-funded FY26 budgets. Councilors questioned salary increases at Bellevue Cemetery and asked for documentation on past legal issues; library director highlighted increased patron use and added meeting rooms.
Directors for three smaller units—Lawrence Public Library, Bellevue Cemetery and the Municipal Airport—presented their fiscal 2026 budgets to the Budget & Finance Committee on May 29 and answered council questions.
Chanel Abreu, director of the Lawrence Public Library, described a level-funded request with targeted increases for energy, custodial supplies and modest postal/maintenance costs; she…
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