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McLean County committee unanimously approves FY26 departmental budgets and five-year highway capital plan
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee approved fiscal year 2026 recommended budgets for Building & Zoning, Solid Waste Management and multiple Highway funds, and adopted a five-year capital improvement plan that lists roughly $13 million in projects for 2026 including a major Hudson West reconstruction.
The McLean County Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to approve multiple fiscal-year 2026 budgets and a five-year capital improvement plan at its meeting on the committee’s regular agenda.
The committee approved the Department of Building and Zoning’s recommended FY26 budget, which staff presented as $405,415. Administration staff said 71% of that amount is salary and fringe and that the department’s budget rose about 2% from FY25. "The McLean County Department of Building and Zoning is responsible for regulating construction activities in the unincorporated areas of McLean County," County staff said during the presentation.
Members next approved the Solid Waste Management Fund budget, which funds the Ecology Action Center. Staff noted an increase driven by employee and fringe-benefit changes required under the county’s solid-waste agreement; total fund expenses were…
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