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Redevelopment trims operating budget, shifts professional services to Commission and retains property carrying costs
Summary
Redevelopment Director Henry Mestatsky presented a reduced department budget for 2026, reporting that several professional services items were shifted to the Redevelopment Commission budget and that the department continues to hold and carry utilities and maintenance for city‑owned properties slated for redevelopment.
Henry Mestatsky, Carmel’s redevelopment director, presented the redevelopment department’s 2026 budget and told councilors that the department’s non‑personnel budget decreased compared with 2025, in part because professional services line items were moved to the Redevelopment Commission (CRC) budget.
Mestatsky said the department retains responsibility for carrying costs on city‑owned properties awaiting…
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