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Wenatchee council adopts $228 million 2026 budget, approves stormwater, waterline and shelter funding
Summary
The Wenatchee City Council adopted its largest budget to date — $228 million — and approved a string of infrastructure and shelter funding items, including a stormwater-code amendment, Pershing Street grant, Crawford waterline loans and homeless services contracts.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee City Council adopted its 2026 final budget and approved a slate of funding and contract actions at a special meeting called for Thursday, Nov. 20.
The council approved a $228,000,000 budget that includes roughly $130,000,000 for capital projects and a $38,000,000 general fund. Finance Director Brad Pozenjak told council the budget was tightened compared with prior years and that one-time discretionary requests were scaled back to maintain fiscal prudence.
In votes accompanying the budget, council members adopted Ordinance No. 2025-15 to amend city code references to the Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington so the city may continue using the 2019 manual until state permit timelines require the newer 2024 standards. Kelsey Grover, stormwater technician, said the change aligns local code with the Eastern Washington Phase 2 municipal stormwater permit and delays implementation of higher thresholds until 2027.
Council also authorized staff to apply for Public Works Board construction funding for improvements to digesters and boilers at the wastewater treatment plant, a project the council previously…
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