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Votes at a glance: Augusta council approves library tax ordinance, IRB extension, public works and water bonds, and street engineering contract
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting the Augusta City Council approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and contracts: an update to the library tax cap, an extension of a sales-tax exemption for a senior-apartment rehabilitation, authorization for public-works and water-system bonds, and a $77,000 engineering contract for a US-54 mill-and-overlay grant.
Augusta — The Augusta City Council on Sept. 15 approved a set of formal items in addition to the adopted 2026 budget, including an ordinance limiting library tax increases, an extension of an industrial revenue bond (IRB) sales-tax exemption for a senior-apartment rehabilitation, authorization to finance a public-works campus and water-system meter improvements, and a professional-services contract for a state street grant project.
Library tax ordinance
The council voted by roll call to adopt Ordinance No. 22-49, which updates the maximum property-tax dollar amounts for the Augusta Public Library operating fund and library employee-benefit fund to match figures in the newly adopted 2026 budget certificate. The roll-call recorded the following votes: Martin — Yes; Burke — Yes; Bailey — Yes; Scott — Yes; Richardson — Yes; Davis — Yes; Brown — Yes; Maher — Yes. The motion carried.
IRB extension for senior-apartment rehabilitation
The council approved Resolution No. 2025-20, which amends a 2023 resolution regarding the Club Tower rehabilitation project and extends…
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