Post Falls approves 2026 budget
Samantha Steigleder, Aaron Plew, Joe Malloy, Ron Jacobson and Nathan Ziegler listen during budget deliberations Tuesday at a Post Falls City Council meeting.
City Council voted unanimously to approve the 2026 budget.
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Police Captain Jason Mealer speaks about the budget for the Post Falls Police Department at the City Council meeting Tuesday.
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Dave Fair, parks and recreation director, speaks about the parks budget during the Post Falls City Council meeting Tuesday.
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POST FALLS — City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the $165 million budget, including carryovers from past project funding.
Before councilors voted, Samantha Steigleder said "police resources are being stretched very thin," posing a question to Capt. Jason Mealer about how the police budget is viable in spite of a decrease from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026.
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