Dayton commission advances PFAS treatment early work, hears $1.5 billion budget first reading and approves manager recommendations

The Dayton City Commission met in regular session and approved a package of city manager recommendations that includes funding and next steps on a PFAS (PFOS) water‑treatment program, a grant to preserve a Claridge Park facility for neighborhood services and the planned rollout of a digital plan‑review system.

Abby Patel Jones, director of management budget, told the commission the proposed original appropriation ordinance for 2026 totals $1,500,000,000 and “is largely driven by the carryover” of previously approved but unspent multiyear capital and nonoperating funds. She said the temporary-to-original appropriation increase is $473,600,000, of which about $466,000,000 is carryover from prior years.

The manager’s package also included a contract modification to establish an early work package with Shook Construction for the city’s PFAS treatment program. City staff described the early package as roughly $22,000,000 and said the broader PFAS capital improvement effort is on the order of $300,000,000; officials said OEPA approval and a guaranteed maximum price remain to be…