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Council eyes undesignated funds to complete fire storage; capital foregone vote likely to be declined
Summary
Councilors discussed redirecting undesignated one‑time general‑fund dollars to a fire department storage building and signaled they would not pursue a $500,000 capital foregone levy item, favoring a smaller allocation and other funding sources to limit taxpayer impact.
Idaho Falls City Councilors spent part of the budget work session weighing whether to use undesignated city funds to complete a planned fire department storage building and how much to ask taxpayers to approve via foregone levy votes.
Council members discussed allocating existing undesignated funds — specifically a mix of one‑time balances and an ongoing designation — toward fire equipment storage so the department could protect vehicles and gear. One councilor proposed committing $404,000 of unallocated general‑fund…
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