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Maumee finance committee reviews 2026 capital priorities, asks staff for cost estimates
Summary
At a Dec. 2 finance and economic development meeting, staff reviewed draft 2026 capital and operating proposals — from sidewalks and streetlights to parking-lot repairs — and the committee asked for prioritized cost estimates; no final appropriations were approved.
Maumee’s finance and economic development committee met Dec. 2 to review draft capital and operating budget items for 2026, hear staff explanations of available funds and existing programs, and ask for prioritized cost estimates so the incoming council can decide on spending. The committee did not adopt any new appropriations.
The meeting centered on competing priorities: repairing underground infrastructure and sewers versus visible projects such as landscaping and new sidewalks. Finance Director Miss Harkey told the committee the city maintains a sidewalk fund, created from prior sidewalk assessments, that could be used for future sidewalk projects. "The balance was result of a sidewalk assessment," she said, and staff noted the current balance is limited.
Committee members focused on how to use the sidewalk balance. One member asked whether sidewalk repairs are initiated only when the city performs a utility project or whether residents can trigger repairs; staff said the city currently replaces sidewalks when required by a city project and that a…
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