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Council adopts FY2025-26 budget, approves Greenville Avenue bid and several routine items
Summary
At its August regular meeting the Josephine City Council adopted the FY2025-26 budget, ratified the related property tax increase, awarded the Greenville Avenue reconstruction contract and approved a series of routine engineering and project reports. Multiple motions carried by recorded tallies; several items were approved unanimously.
Josephine City Council members voted to adopt the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget and to ratify the property-tax increase reflected in that budget, approved a $3,030,748.48 construction contract for Greenville Avenue reconstruction and accepted a slate of engineering and project reports.
The council approved the FY2025–26 budget by roll call (motion carries 4–1). Councilors later voted to ratify the property-tax increase reflected in the budget; the council noted the budget will raise $164,985 more in property taxes than the prior year (a 12.77% increase), with $118,252 attributable to new property added to the tax roll.
On infrastructure, the council awarded the Greenville Avenue reconstruction contract to Texas Sterling Construction Company for $3,030,748.48, noting the project is funded in part by Collin County open-space grants and in part by CISD; the city’s share…
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