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Muscatine City lays out $1.7M road-use tax plan, prioritizes overlays and alleys
Summary
City staff presented a fiscal 2026–27 road-use tax budget of roughly $1.7 million, with about $1.5 million available for asphalt overlays, alleys and local patching and $200,000 earmarked as match for grant-funded projects. Council debated whether to use a $285,000 surplus now for interim fixes or roll it into next year for reconstruction.
Kevin, a city staff member, presented the proposed use of road-use tax and local-option funding for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 fiscal year, describing a budget of roughly $1.7 million with about $200,000 set aside for grant matches and $1.5 million for general overlays, patching and alleys.
"The budget for the 26–27 fiscal year is roughly $1.7 million," Kevin said, explaining that a recent rollover increased available funds from a typical $1.2 million to $1.7 million this year. He proposed approximately $1 million of that remaining budget be used for asphalt overlays and alley reconstruction as a single larger contract to get better…
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