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Crookston City Council reviews preliminary 2026 budget, faces $999,039 capital shortfall
Summary
City staff told the Crookston City Council a preliminary 2026 budget leaves roughly $999,039 of departmental capital requests unfunded and highlighted near-term bond payments, a planned housing RFP and options including a $250,000 water-to-general-fund transfer and program cuts.
Jeff, a city staff member, told the Crookston City Council that the city’s preliminary 2026 budget shows about $1.9 million in departmental capital requests, of which roughly $360,000 are firm and the rest subject to prioritization, leaving a funding gap of about $999,039 for capital projects.
The staff presentation outlined assumptions driving the draft budget: an estimated 8.0–8.2% increase in health-care costs and a roughly 5.5% wage increase tied to contracts. Jeff said the draft includes a planned $250,000 transfer from the water fund to the general fund as one piece of the financing picture.
Why it matters: the council was shown how capital choices interact with long-term debt and the tax levy. Staff identified two major near-term projects: a Sherman/Sheridan road…
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