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Mayor outlines budget priorities, $10 million parks investment and proposed tax‑rate review
Summary
The mayor presented the city’s budget outlook highlighting public safety, infrastructure and a proposed $10 million phased parks investment funded from reserves; Finance Director Jason Lewis requested a $319,800 amendment for health/dental reinsurance to cover rising medical claims and reported about $500,000 in outstanding claims.
In the caucus budget address, the mayor framed priorities for the coming year: strengthening public safety staffing and equipment, maintaining roads and stormwater systems, supporting economic development and investing in parks and community programming. The administration proposed using reserves to fund a phased $10,000,000 investment in six city parks over two years to begin implementation…
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