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Newton City Council adopts FY2025–26 budget and 10-year capital plan amid split vote
Summary
Newton City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2025–26 budget and a 10‑year Capital Improvement Plan, re‑establishing ARPA‑funded capital projects; the budget passed with four votes in favor and two against. Council and residents debated fund balance levels and the $30 vehicle tax.
The Newton City Council on June 3 approved the Fiscal Year 2025–26 Annual Budget Ordinance and a 10‑year Capital Improvement Plan after discussion about fund balances and spending priorities.
The budget ordinance passed on a roll call that left Council Members Jon McClure and Beverly Danner opposed. Council Member Jody Dixon moved the measure and Ed Sain seconded it. Mayor Pro Tem John Stiver and Council Members Dixon, Roy Johnson and Sain voted in favor; McClure and Danner voted against.
City Manager Sean Hovis and Finance Director Kim Robinson outlined the city’s fiscal position during a public…
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