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Manitowoc council adopts $20.27 million 2026 budget, approves levy 9–1
Summary
The Manitowoc City Council approved a $20,274,209 budget for 2026, including $1,469,971 in proposed tax incremental financing, by a 9–1 vote; Alderman Reickelberg cast the lone dissent, citing low undesignated fund balance and reliance on reserves.
The Manitowoc City Council voted to adopt the finance committee's recommended 2026 budget and levy on a 9–1 roll call after a special meeting and a public hearing that produced no public testimony.
Alderman Sikowitz, chairing budget discussion, moved adoption after the clerk read the finance committee report and the key totals: a proposed 2026 general city budget/2025 levy for 2026 of $20,274,209 and $1,469,971 in proposed tax incremental financing. “I want to thank Sean Elford, our finance director, his staff, Eric Biedman, and rest of the staff in the finance department for their compiling the budget this year,” Sikowitz said, urging colleagues to view the budget as a largely carryover plan that preserves city services…
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