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City manager outlines budget calendar, Midtown Connector funding and local program updates
Summary
The city manager previewed the budget calendar (full-day July 15 meeting), announced a state appropriation for the Midtown Connector (Dugan to Medcrest) pending the governor’s approval, and gave updates on a spring-break camp (50 capacity, 43 registered) and Arts and Learning Center construction with a hoped-for late-summer timeline.
City Manager provided the council with several operational and capital updates. He emphasized budget planning timelines and asked council members to reserve July 15 for an all-day budget meeting; tentative statutorily set hearing dates were included in the initial draft calendar distributed to council.
On transportation, the manager reported a state appropriation in both the House and Senate for what the transcript calls the Midtown Connector (Dugan to Medcrest). He said Crestview appears to be the only city in Okaloosa County to receive this appropriation but cautioned it still must pass the governor’s desk. "We have a state appropriation in the House and Senate for what we're calling the Midtown Connector from Dugan to Medcrest," he said.
On community programming and capital projects, the manager said a local nonprofit will run a spring-break camp at Allen Park with capacity for 50 children and 43 registered so far. He also reported construction has begun at the Arts and Learning Center on Main Street, with electrical upgrades completed and the city expecting a late-summer timeline for more visible work and potential tours when structural improvements are complete.
Council asked clarification questions during the report; staff noted the need to monitor possible changes to ad valorem revenue and to coordinate with other agencies' schedules during the budget cycle.
