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Public commenter urges Jamestown to avoid using reserves to cover 2026 shortfall, suggests user fees and contract review
Summary
An unidentified Jamestown resident warned that using $3.34 million in unassigned fund balance to cover the proposed 2026 budget would be temporary and recommended shifting certain services to user fees and re-examining $6.6 million in contracts to limit property tax increases.
An unidentified Jamestown resident addressed city officials during a budget meeting on Feb. 26, saying the proposed 2026 tax rate of $26.24—"a 7.5% increase over 2025"—and an associated $1,253,447 increase in the tax levy would leave the city relying on limited reserves.
"Projected use of the unassigned fund balance of $3,340,000 ... provides only a limited and temporary financial cushion," the commenter said, adding that "relying on this limited resource to cover rising cost and operating needs is far far from ideal and cannot substantially substitute for long term revenue growth." The transcript also includes an unclear numeric token following the…
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