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Portage manager's 2025 review highlights housing, grants and sustainability programs
Summary
City Manager Pat McGinnis presented a brief 2025 year-in-review highlighting housing project approvals, neighborhood enterprise zone designations, a $1.75 million state grant for a farmers market, tornado-relief disbursements, and sustainability initiatives; the Environmental Advisory Board reported on plastic-bag recycling and invasive-species work.
City Manager Pat McGinnis delivered a 2025 year-in-review to the Portage City Council on Jan. 13, outlining housing approvals, grant awards and community programs completed or underway in 2025.
McGinnis highlighted residential development activity, noting the city has added hundreds of housing units since a county study and cited specific projects the council advanced during the year. He told the council the city secured a $1,750,000 state grant for a farmers market and referenced a $2,000,000 award for a senior center; he also credited the city's delegation for…
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