Budget, priorities up for review

Elgin residents will have two chances in September to weigh in on the city’s proposed 2025-26 budget, tax rate and capital improvement plan, as council members track progress on long-term priorities. 

City Council voted earlier this month to hold required public hearings Sept. 2 and Sept. 16 before adopting its fiscal proposals. Interim City Manager Isaac Turner told council members at their Aug. 19 meeting that no additional budget sessions are needed before the hearings because most questions have already been addressed.

“We are in a position now where there is just not a lot of decisions to make,” Turner said.