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Bay City council postpones final 2026 budget vote after public hearings; lowers proposed tax rate
Summary
Bay City Council held public hearings on the Community Development Corporation operating budget, the city's five-year capital improvement program and the proposed fiscal 2026 city budget and tax rate; the council unanimously voted to postpone the final 2026 budget adoption to Sept. 23, 2025 and discussed a lower proposed property tax rate.
Bay City held public hearings on the Community Development Corporation operating budget, the city's five-year capital improvement program (CIP) and the city's proposed fiscal 2026 budget and property tax rate at its council meeting; the council then voted to postpone final adoption of the fiscal 2026 budget to Sept. 23, 2025.
Patty, a city staff member, presented the budgets and capital-improvement materials that had been posted on the city's website and summarized key figures. Patty said the CIP year 2026 line in the packet is "65,500,000.0," noting that the figure relates to critical infrastructure improvements and includes a large grant; she also said the city's total general fund budget is listed as…
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