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Kingsport board approves budget, contracts, grants and purchases in unanimous vote package
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a broad package of ordinances, resolutions and purchases — including school budget amendments, a $2.2M HVAC award, a $2.7M loan application for a sewer lift station, TDOT bridge funds and several procurement actions — all by unanimous votes.
Kingsport’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen used its Sept. 16 meeting to approve a wide-ranging set of budget, contract and procurement items, voting unanimously on each measure.
Key approvals included:
- School and budget ordinances: The board passed an amendment to the FY26 school general purpose fund to appropriate $369,884 from Ballad Health, the Niswonger Foundation and Medicaid reimbursements (first reading passed 5–0). It also approved multiple budget-adjustment ordinances for FY25 and FY26 projects on first and second readings.
- Washington Elementary HVAC: The board awarded the HVAC replacement contract for Washington Elementary School to SB White Company for a total amount a little over $2.2 million; staff said that amount is lower than earlier…
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