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The city budgeted $300,000 for the new program in its 2024-25 fiscal year that began May 1.
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Washington Central School District students will have a safe place to walk along Eagle Avenue to and from the street's intersection with U.S. Business Route 24 in Washington when they return to school in August.
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The city council voted 5-3 Monday to reject a request by city staff to add $600,000 to the line item for the building from reserves and unused pandemic relief funds in the city's 2024-25 fiscal year budget to cover the cost of construction and $119,000 that is owed to Dewberry Architects.
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After the equipment arrives, meetings will be held in a Five Points Washington banquet room.
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The City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve the contract, which was ratified previously by union members. The contract went into effect May 1 and will continue through April 30, 2027.
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"Politics sometimes becomes a blood sport in the public sector," the city administrator said. "These agreements make sure our department heads aren't exposed politically."
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City Administrator Jim Snider and Police Chief Mike McCoy are the only other city employees with similar agreements.
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The council decided Monday to wait to hear the details on Cape's new project plan before it makes a decision on a new grant amount.
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Washington City Council members Monday discussed plans by the city to purchase an approximately 40-space parking lot at 105 S. High St. and the rear half of a property at 107 S. High St. that is vacant and behind a single-family home.
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Permits were issued by city staff for 11 business projects, including four new construction projects, with a combined construction value of about $4.4 million.