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Timnath adopts $90M rec‑center financing plan, budget and new sales tax to pay for it
Summary
Council adopted the 2026 budget and an ordinance implementing a voter‑approved sales and use tax increase to fund a new recreation center. The budget includes $90 million in rec‑center financing, $17 million for design and an estimated $6.7 million in dedicated sales tax revenue annually; council also set staffing and capital priorities for 2026.
The Timnath Town Council adopted its 2026 budget on Dec. 9 and approved implementing a voter‑approved increase in the town’s sales and use tax to finance a planned recreation center and related capital work.
Finance staff described the large financing package for the rec center: "The big one, of course, is the rec center design at $17,000,000," finance staff told the council, and the rec center financing plan includes $90,000,000 in proceeds, an estimated $6,700,000 in dedicated sales tax revenue and…
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