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Council advances budget amendment and procurement for McGill Park House; approves pool rate change to add $2 for nonresidents
Summary
Council moved an ordinance amending the 2026 appropriation (including funds for 650 Bowen Road purchase, tennis-court resurfacing, McGill Park House electrical work and Basil Western Road debt transfers) and unanimously waived competitive bidding for exterior McGill Park House renovations; the council also moved an ordinance to adopt resident/nonresident pool rates with a $2 surcharge for nonresidents.
Council reviewed and moved to adopt an amendment to the 2026 appropriation ordinance that reallocates funds across several city priorities and approved a competitive-bidding waiver to accelerate exterior renovations at McGill Park House.
Finance Director Amanda Jackson summarized Amendment No. 1 to the 2026 appropriation ordinance. She said the general fund request totals approximately $536,000 and includes the lease-purchase payments tied to 650 Bowen Road, $52,000 in parks capital for two projects including tennis-court resurfacing, and additional funds to cover higher-than-anticipated electrical work at McGill Park House. Jackson also described $116,000 in…
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