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Allentown City Council approves mayor's 2026 budget as amended after 4-3 vote
Summary
The Allentown City Council on Jan. 13 approved Bill 1, the mayor's budget, 4-3 after adopting an amendment that folded in items from Bill 2; a proposed $50-per-unit garbage fee cut was removed from the amendment pending further fiscal review.
Allentown City Council voted 4-3 on Jan. 13 to approve Bill 1, the mayor's proposed budget, after adopting an amendment that incorporated items listed in Bill 2.
Councilperson Darlene Gerlach proposed the amendment to add provisions from Bill 2 to Bill 1, initially including a $50-per-unit reduction in the garbage/waste fee. Gerlach said the amendment would "include all of the items that are listed, all of the amended items that we previously voted on, which are included in bill 2." After discussion about the fiscal effect of the fee cut, Gerlach revised the motion to exclude the $50 trash-fee reduction before…
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