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Port Arthur begins FY2025-26 budget workshop; council prioritizes solid-waste hires and equipment
Summary
At a special Aug. 19 workshop, Port Arthur city staff presented a draft FY2025-26 budget and highlighted a preliminary recommendation to add 19 solid-waste positions, equipment orders expected by December, and an EDC fund balance in excess of $16 million.
Port Arthur City Council convened a special budget workshop on Aug. 19, 2025, to begin review of the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget, with most substantive discussion focused on staffing and equipment for the solid-waste department.
The draft materials presented to council included a preliminary recommendation to authorize 19 new positions in solid waste, equipment that city staff said has been ordered, and projections for several other funds. "Trash and garbage has been a major problem," Council member Doucet said during the discussion, pressing for the hires and for training to align with equipment delivery.
City finance director Lynette (Lynn) Boswell told the council the Economic Development Corporation is currently balanced, with a fund balance "in excess of $16,000,000" and that the budget detail handed to council covers general, enterprise, special…
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