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Columbia council adopts 2026 budget, sets millage rate and earmarks $300,000 for fire company
Summary
Columbia Borough Council on Dec. 9 adopted the 2026 budget (Resolution 2025-28), set the 2026 millage rate (Resolution 2025-29) and included a $300,000 contribution to the local fire company; council members raised questions about reserves and sequencing of pay raises.
Columbia Borough Council adopted the borough'026budget for 2026 on Dec. 9, approving Resolution 2025-28 and, shortly after, Resolution 2025-29 setting the 2026 millage rate. The adopted budget includes a $300,000 contribution to the local fire company, an increase the manager said is roughly $189,000 more than last year.
Council members questioned how the budget interacts with planned personnel pay raises and reserve levels. A council member asked why the…
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