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Visalia council approves Measure N spending plan and two-year budget extension
Summary
The city council approved a proposed Measure N 10-year continuation and the fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 budgets, including a $21 million appropriation for Station 51 and continued funding for police, fire and parks programs.
Visalia's City Council on a 4-0 vote on the work-session agenda approved a proposed extension of Measure N's 10-year expenditure plan and adopted the two-year proposed budget for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28.
Amy Swearingen, the city's budget analyst, told the council Measure N is a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2016 that funds essential city services including police, fire, recreation and maintenance. "Ten percent of budgeted revenues must be split into the following categories; 2% for youth…
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