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Mountlake Terrace advances an accelerated 2027–28 budget calendar, schedules community meetings
Summary
City staff presented an accelerated, month‑by‑month budget calendar for the biannual 2027–28 budget cycle, moving key department deadlines earlier and scheduling three community meetings beginning in April to give staff and residents more time to work through projected deficits.
Mountlake Terrace staff told the council on March 12 that the city will begin its 2027–28 biannual budget process earlier than usual, with departmental work starting in April and public hearings and formal council consideration planned through December.
The finance director presented a month‑by‑month calendar designed to give departments and council more time to analyze options and to expand public outreach. The presentation said the city will issue preliminary budget documents to departments in April, hold multiple department review meetings in May and June, make manager reviews in…
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