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Erie council adopts 2026 budget after final hearing; staff to pursue COPs for capital projects
Summary
After a final public hearing and staff clarifications about multi‑year financing, Erie Town Council approved the 2026 budget. The plan relies on anticipated COPs debt issuances to fund major capital projects, including the police facility and a water treatment plant.
Erie — Town Council adopted the town's 2026 budget following a final presentation by finance staff and a brief round of council questions.
"We're thrilled to show this to you tonight," Finance Director Sarah Hancock told the council at the start of the public hearing, noting that the document is largely unchanged since the first reading save for how staff are accounting for anticipated debt issuances.
Budget and fiscal manager Cassie Bethune told council the presentation's main technical change was showing planned debt issuances that will fund projects such as the police department expansion, a new water‑treatment…
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