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Council approves Midland Development Corporation budget amid public concerns over downtown hotel and transparency
Summary
The Midland City Council approved the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) fiscal 2025–26 budget 6–1 after public comment that pressed the council and MDC for more transparency about the downtown hotel project and certain accounting items in the MDC budget.
The Midland City Council voted 6–1 to approve the Midland Development Corporation(MDC) fiscal year 202526 budget after a public comment period that raised questions about MDCoperations and the financing and oversight of a downtown hotel project.
The vote came after more than an hour of council discussion, public comments and answers from city staff. Residents and activists asked for clearer accounting of MDC expenses, questioned whether the hotel project should have been presented to voters and said residents were being stonewalledwhen seeking records. The council majority approved the budget after staff said MDC commitments are…
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