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Finance Committee adopts 2026 Executive Capital Budget with amendments including State Street pedestrian improvements and body-worn camera horizon listing
Summary
The committee unanimously adopted the 2026 Executive Capital Budget as amended. Key amendments added funding or horizon-list entries for State Street pedestrian and sidewalk work, Central Library improvements, Edgewood fence work, a police body-worn camera project on the horizon list, and streetlight/signal work on the Southwest Commuter Path.
The Finance Committee unanimously adopted the 2026 Executive Capital Budget on Sept. 29 after voting to adopt six amendments that adjust or add projects to the executive plan.
The committee first moved to adopt the overall budget and then considered amendments individually. Amendments adopted included:
- Amendment 1 (Fleet): technical correction regarding fleet equipment replacement (adopted unanimously).
- Amendment 2 (Engineering—State Street pedestrian and sidewalk work): a plan to repair sidewalks on State Street (100–600 blocks) and to advance study and potential construction for a Lower State Street pedestrian mall in consultation with city engineering and TIF 50. Alder Rivera said the amendment was drafted with city engineers and the work will be sequenced; engineering staff described the upper portion of…
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