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Decorah council debates FY27 nonprofit allocations and options to repay Hively Street project
Summary
Council reviewed FY27 draft budget line items for nonprofit allocations and considered four debt-repayment options for the 2026 Hively Street Improvements project that trade off enterprise fund use and property-tax (debt service) levies; staff recommended a middle approach that uses a debt service levy with a modest employee-benefits levy reduction.
The Decorah City Council discussed the draft FY27 budget at length, focusing on how to treat nonprofit allocations and how to repay the debt for the 2026 Hively Street Improvements project.
On nonprofit allocations, staff said the draft budget includes previously funded requests and noted new requests—Decorah Genealogy Association (not funded last year) and a $5,000 request from the Winne-something County United Way (first-time request). Councilors emphasized the legal…
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