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Wheat Ridge adopts 2026 budget, adds $35,000 for cultural trainings and community-garden planning
Summary
City council adopted the 2026 budget Friday, approving roughly $101 million in appropriations and adding a $35,000 amendment to fund cultural-awareness training, a community-garden operations plan and tribal partnership work after recent garden-related public comments.
Wheat Ridge city council on Friday approved the city’s 2026 budget, which projects roughly $126 million in total funds available, about $101 million in appropriations and approximately $24 million in reserves.
The council also approved a $35,000 budget amendment proposed by Councilor Rachel Holten to fund two cultural-awareness trainings (one for officials and staff and one for the community), a parks-and-recreation needs assessment and recommendations for strategic partnerships to support community gardens, and work to develop sustainable relationships with tribal partners and stipends for BIPOC participants in planning. The amendment passed 6–2; the final budget passed unanimously.
City Manager Patrick Goff, who presented the proposal, said the draft “balances financial stability with progress, positioning Wheat Ridge to advance its vision, ensuring that essential services are funded while transformative projects move forward.” Goff told council the city projects $51 million in general-fund revenue in 2026 and proposes slightly more than $53 million in general-fund…
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