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Votes and actions: July 22, 2026 — minutes, payables, library, EDC and Haven House grant
Summary
At the July 22 meeting the council approved minutes and payables, approved the library and EDC budgets, denied a BE grant for Haven House, and requested revised materials on a proposed 1% sales tax bond.
Key formal actions from the July 22 Haven council/EDC meeting:
- Approved minutes from July 6, 2026 (motion carried by voice vote). - Approved accounts payable for July 7–20, 2026 (motion carried by voice vote). - Approved the library subsidy for 2027 including a $5,500 increase (mover: Committee member; second: Chair; voice vote recorded as 'aye'). - Approved the EDC 2027 budget with a 50/50 split of business incentives between business retention and the BE grant and adjusted promotional lines (mover: Committee member; second: Chair; voice vote carried). - Denied the BE grant application for Haven House (mover: Committee member; second: Committee member; motion carried by voice vote).
Council also discussed a proposed 1% local sales tax to fund an approximately $3,000,000 30‑year bond and asked staff to provide clearer fact sheets and alternatives before public outreach; no vote was taken on the sales tax at this meeting.
