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City manager presents FY2026 budget recommending 2.8% increase; warns residential taxpayers face pressure
Summary
City Manager Deb Lohrey reviewed the manager-recommended FY2026 budget at the April 14 workshop, citing personnel costs as the primary driver, an estimated net ask of roughly $1.8 million and capital and program priorities including runway and wastewater work, parks projects, housing development and continued homeless response funding.
City Manager Deb Lohrey presented the fiscal year 2026 manager-recommended budget to the Bangor City Council at the April 14 workshop, saying the proposal starts from currently approved state and federal funding and maintains existing programs while not proposing program expansions.
"We continue to have a lot of pressure on our residential taxpayers," Lohrey said. She said personnel costs account for about 67% of the total budget and are the primary cost driver. The proposed budget asks for roughly $1.8 million more from taxpayers and includes both operating and capital spending plans.
Lohrey said the budget reflects some one-time relief from a pension‑obligation bond payment that is ending, which staff used to reduce pressure on property taxpayers. She said the city saw a…
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