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Resident urges Jamestown council to avoid relying on fund balance, suggests user fees to curb tax hikes
Summary
During public comment at a Jamestown City Council meeting, a resident warned against drawing down the undesignated fund balance in the proposed 2026 budget, cited figures including a $26.24 tax rate and $3.34 million in fund balance use, and proposed shifting certain services to user fees to reduce pressure on property taxes.
An unidentified resident told the Jamestown City Council that the proposed 2026 budget relies too heavily on the city's undesignated fund balance and urged council members to pursue structural changes, including shifting some services to user-fee funding rather than property taxes.
The speaker said the 2026 tax rate is "$26.24," described that as a 7.5% increase from 2025 and cited a corresponding increase of $1,253,447. They said the budget proposes using about $3,340,000 from the undesignated fund balance, which the speaker characterized as a limited, temporary cushion that cannot substitute for…
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