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New Bremen council previews 2026 budget with multimillion-dollar capital items
Summary
Council discussed major 2026 budget priorities including an OPWC-requested Second Street reconstruction ($498,000 OPWC; $925,000 local share), replacement water transmitters ($170,000), dredging Lagoon 2 ($925,000) and a $1.4 million fire truck; these are budget priorities under development.
Council members reviewed a preliminary list of large capital items under consideration for the Village of New Bremen’s 2026 budget.
Minutes list a Second Street reconstruction project for which the village is seeking Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) funding of $498,000 with a proposed local share of $925,000. Other major items under consideration are replacement of water transmitters estimated at $170,000, dredging of Lagoon 2 (an item not done since 1986) estimated at $925,000, and purchase of a new fire truck estimated at $1,400,000. The minutes identify these as larger items being considered while staff complete the 2026 appropriations process.
The minutes do not record formal approvals or funding sources beyond the OPWC request; council discussion and budget work were ongoing. No final appropriation action was taken at the Nov. 24 meeting.
The minutes also record first- and second-reading ordinances on financial and administrative items (see related minutes), which the council will consider as part of the 2026 budget process.
