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Westmoreland council advances budget and tax-rate on first readings, defers zoning hearing and approves pay, bid awards
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Westmoreland City Council gave unanimous first readings to the 2026–2027 budget and a 0.83 tax rate, deferred a zoning ordinance second reading pending a public hearing, approved pay related to a wastewater certification, and awarded a filter-box construction bid to Standard Construction.
The Westmoreland City Council on Monday advanced the city’s 2026–2027 budget and a 0.83 tax rate on unanimous first readings, deferred a zoning ordinance second reading to allow a required public hearing, approved payment tied to a wastewater certification, and awarded a construction contract for a filter box.
Councilman Calvert moved and Councilman Staples seconded the first reading of ordinance 042026-1, the proposed 2026–2027 budget; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote. The council also approved the first reading of ordinance 042026-2, which sets the 2026–2027 tax rate at 0.83 — the same rate cited by council members as last year — on a separate unanimous first-reading vote.
Council members withdrew a pending vote on ordinance 0102025-1, a zoning amendment that would add residential and industrial zoning districts under the city’s architectural compatibility standards, after members noted the ordinance had not been advertised for a…
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