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Onalaska council approves 2026 budget after trimming staff requests, adds $95,193 to equipment fund
Summary
The Onalaska Common Council voted to approve changes to the proposed 2026 budget and then adopted the 2026 city budget and appropriation resolution, moving roughly $95,193 (including a $1,271 reallocation) into the equipment replacement fund after debate over staffing and affordability.
The Onalaska Common Council on Monday approved a package of changes to the proposed 2026 executive budget and then adopted the city's 2026 budget and an accompanying appropriation resolution.
Finance director Sabrina said the packet contained five adjustments: a correction to the levy for the Gunderson parking ramp, reductions to proposed additional hours and changes to position classifications, removal of a street worker from the draft, and an increased tax‑increment estimate. Together those…
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