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Board outlines budget schedule and says fee cuts helped spur housing development
Summary
Officials said the city will host a budget work session May 12 and a second reading May 26, with a final reading in June. Board members and staff said a June 10, 2025 fee-reduction policy helped put roughly 500 single-family homes into the development pipeline, citing projects including Walker Farms and Waters at Bartlett.
City staff and board members outlined the upcoming budget schedule and discussed the local effects of a prior fee-reduction policy during open discussion on April 28.
Alderman (addressed in the meeting as Alderman Rees) asked for dates and a brief process overview for the budget cycle. Staff said the city will hold a work…
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