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Newport council approves budget amendments, grant extensions, hires and equipment purchases
Summary
The City of Newport council approved several budget amendments, accepted a TDOT contract extension for the River Walk, authorized grant applications, approved hiring for community development, and cleared equipment purchases including a bucket truck.
The City of Newport council on a single agenda approved multiple motions covering budget amendments, a grant contract extension, personnel and equipment purchases.
Council completed second reading of Ordinance 2025-01, a budget amendment for Newport Grammar School, and approved first readings of Ordinances 2025-02 (city budget amendment) and 2025-03 (additional Newport Grammar School budget changes). The council also approved Resolution 2025-03 to accept a contract extension tied to a Tennessee Department of Transportation Transportation Alternatives Program (TDOT TAP) grant for the River Walk extension, a project staff said began in 2019 and was delayed by…
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