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Council reviews 2026 budget first reading, adds $4.4 million for street resurfacing and flags boiler replacements
Summary
City staff presented the first reading of the 2026 budget, adding $4.4 million to the capital budget for street resurfacing, noting a $400,000 sewer-damage reimbursement and that boilers at the fire and police building will need replacement; council deferred final action to allow more review.
At the Dec. 2 meeting the Defiance City Council held a first reading of the 2026 appropriation ordinance and discussed several capital items and follow-up tasks.
City staff (identified in the transcript as Miss Craig) said she added $4,400,000 into the capital budget specifically for street resurfacing and noted that the other paving projects…
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