Reno council approves Dorothy McLendon Park path repairs, cites balanced FY27 tentative budget

At its most recent meeting, the Reno City Council approved a contract for park-path repairs at Dorothy McLendon Park in Ward 4 and reviewed updates to the regional road impact fee program, city staff said on the municipal podcast.

Reno City Manager Jackie Bryant told podcast listeners the park-path repairs will be paid for with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, calling the project “a great project that will benefit residents in that area.” She also said the council reviewed and accepted a business impact statement and a capital improvement plan related to updates to the regional road impact fee program, which staff said is intended to make growth pay for road improvements rather than shift costs to existing residents.

On budgeting, Bryant emphasized that the tentative FY27 general-fund budget presented to the council is balanced. “It’s a balanced budget,” she said, noting staff reduced expenses and that some tax revenue came in slightly higher than expected. Bryant said the council is expected to adopt the full FY27 general-fund budget at its next meeting; podcast remarks referenced a May 20 meeting date for final adoption and also mentioned agenda items for an upcoming May meeting.

The podcast noted other upcoming items the council will hear, including a community health update from the Northern Nevada Public Health Department and a public hearing on the city’s annual action plan tied to grant funding. Staff invited residents to review full staff reports and materials and to sign up for the Reno Report newsletter on reno.gov.