Mount Carmel council adopts balanced FY2025–26 budget, OKs $9,500 aid for Super 8; hears 20‑acre data‑center proposal

Mount Carmel City Council on an evening meeting adopted a balanced fiscal year 2025–26 budget, approved a $9,500 incentive for roof repairs at the Super 8 hotel, and heard a presentation from Yellow Box LLC about developing a data center on roughly 20 acres of city‑owned land. Council members also reviewed a failed bid opening for airport hangar construction and discussed neighborhood property maintenance and upcoming recycling and mosquito‑control schedules.

The council voted to adopt the FY2025–26 budget after a motion and second. A roll call indicated affirmative votes among the members present; individual vote counts are not fully specified in the meeting transcript. According to the council discussion, the adopted budget is balanced and based on estimated revenues; the mayor described it as “a very positive outcome” for the city.

Why it matters: Adopting a balanced budget sets the city’s spending priorities for the coming fiscal year; the incentive approved for the Super 8 is a targeted use of local economic tools and the Yellow Box proposal, if it proceeds, could add utility demand and new property to the tax roll.

Budget adoption and minutes The council first approved the minutes of the April 14, 2025 meeting…