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DPW director tells committee snow, encampment work and illegal dumping response are driving budget pressures
Summary
DPW Director Jorge Jaime told the Budget and Finance Committee that a severe winter, encampment cleanups tied to the rail‑trail project and unexpected emergency work have increased spending; the department reports encumbrances around $4.1M and CAFO flagged a $4.4M snow & ice shortfall to be addressed with a future free‑cash transfer request.
The Department of Public Works presented a year‑to‑date budget review on April 27 as the City prepares its next fiscal‑year budget. DPW Director Jorge Jaime said the department is under a spending freeze but that many FY26 appropriations are already encumbered for projects such as parks, streets and sidewalk work.
Jaime cited an unusually active winter and higher costs for equipment and fuel as reasons snow and ice spending exceeded typical levels. "We had a very difficult winter, and there was a…
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