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Scranton council tables 2026 operating budget hearing, adopts multiple capital and grant measures
Summary
Council tabled the 2026 operating-budget ordinance to a public hearing on Nov. 18 and approved a slate of capital, grant and contract items (including amendments to the capital budget, contracts for stormwater work, and several CFA grant applications).
At the meeting the Scranton City Council took a mixture of procedural and final actions on budget and committee items.
The council voted to table Ordinance 6a — the 2026 operating budget appropriating city funds for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 — so that a public hearing can be held on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at 5:45 p.m. The motion to table carried by voice vote.
Council members introduced multiple items into committee for review, including a contract name change and automatic 12-month extension for the Pavecut Inspection program (5c), a PennDOT Transportation…
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