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Carbondale council provisionally boosts community agency grants to $505,275, flags budget trade-offs
Summary
The Carbondale City Council provisionally approved a package of community agency funding allocations totaling $505,275 for FY2026, an increase of $78,219 over staff recommendations.
The Carbondale City Council provisionally approved a package of community agency funding allocations totaling $505,275 for FY2026, an increase of $78,219 over staff recommendations, during a multi-hour item on the council agenda.
The funding discussion — Item 8.1 — began with staff noting that ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds used in prior years are not available for FY2026. City staff recommended holding most agencies at FY2025 funding levels and removing one-time awards. Council members and representatives of 11 organizations then made appeals and the council adjusted several line items by voice/thumb vote. Finance staff reported the provisional total at the end of the discussion: “Our total now…
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