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Colonial Beach council approves consent agenda, including FY25→FY26 parks carryover; 4–3 vote
Summary
The Town Council approved the consent agenda on Aug. 20, including the appropriation of FY25 funds into FY26 for park projects after a failed amendment to separate the parks item. The motion passed 4–3; Council member Williams and two others voted no, citing park size and lack of parking.
The Colonial Beach Town Council voted to approve the consent agenda at its Aug. 20 meeting, which included several sets of minutes and an appropriation carrying FY25 funds into FY26 for park projects.
Council member Williams objected to spending about $230,000–$280,000 on a small park without parking and asked to have the parks carryover separated from the consent agenda for a separate vote. Council considered but did not accept the amendment to remove the parks item; the governing body then voted on the original consent motion and approved it.
The roll call in the meeting record shows the ayes from Council members Wood, Larson, Allison and the mayor; Williams, Grandstaff and Samford voted no. After the vote the mayor announced the motion passed and the council moved on to member announcements.
The vote does not bind council to any specific project design; separate procurement or budgeting steps are required before work proceeds. Council members discussed that some CIP items identified elsewhere in the meeting are already grant-funded or otherwise budgeted and that staff will continue returning with details for projects that require further council direction.
Next steps: staff will process the appropriation carryover and provide any required follow-up or procurement actions in subsequent meetings.
