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Milpitas mayor touts budget gains, housing pipeline and electrification in 2025 State of the City
Summary
At a June 26 special meeting of the Milpitas City Council, Mayor Carmen Montano said the city reduced its projected five-year deficit by 43% and highlighted investments in parks, housing, transit and clean-energy programs while noting new jobs and business investment.
Mayor Carmen Montano delivered the 2025 State of the City address at a special Milpitas City Council meeting on June 26, saying the city has cut a projected five-year deficit by 43% and is investing in parks, housing, transportation and electrification.
Montano said the council’s recently adopted fiscal year 2025–26 budget preserves core services, avoids staffing cuts and underpins the city’s short- and long-term financial stability. “I am a down to earth mayor. I was raised here, and I love this city,” Montano said as she framed the year’s accomplishments as the product of long-term planning and community partnership.
The address summarized specific investments and projects. Montano said the city invested $3.1 million to upgrade 13 parks and is using federal grants to fund nearly $5 million in safer intersections and…
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