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Newport council approves budget amendments, grant applications and emergency street repairs
Summary
The Newport city council approved multiple budget amendments and grant applications, authorized equipment purchases and hires, ratified an interlocal agreement and declared an emergency repair after a section of College Street collapsed.
The Newport city council on an evening meeting approved several budget amendments, authorized multiple grant applications including a TDOT TAP grant extension, voted to hire a community development director and approved emergency repairs after part of College Street collapsed.
Council approved the second reading of Ordinance 2025-O1, a budget amendment for Newport Grammar School, and advanced two first readings: Ordinance 2025-O2 (city budget amendment) and Ordinance 2025-O3 (additional Newport Grammar School amendment). The council also approved Resolution 2025-O3 accepting a contract extension for a Tennessee Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives Program (TDOT TAP) grant for the Riverwalk extension, a project started in 2019 that was delayed by flooding.
The council authorized the Newport…
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