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Council debates 2026 budget and COLA; authorizes $500,000 Trailhead prepayment from tourism fund
Summary
After extended budget hearings and debate over added salary supplements, council asked staff to model lower alternatives to the extra 3% pay supplement and approved a $500,000 early prepayment on Trailhead golf debt to come from the tourism promotion capital fund (vote 5–1).
Liberty Lake councilors continued a lengthy discussion of the 2026 budget on Nov. 18, focusing on recurring wage increases and new operating costs, and ultimately authorized a $500,000 prepayment toward Trailhead golf debt sourced from the tourism promotion capital fund.
City staff presented community development revenues, noting projected permit fees of about $1.74 million and grant receipts of roughly $285,600 for planning efforts. Much of the meeting, however,…
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