Martinez questions equipment purchases in proposed city budget hearing

POST CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC COMMENT Citizen Mondo Martinez said, in last week’s budget hearing, that maintenance of existing equipment and roads should take precedence over new purchases. | POST DISPATCH
PUBLIC COMMENT Citizen Mondo Martinez said, in last week’s budget hearing, that maintenance of existing equipment and roads should take precedence over new purchases. | POST DISPATCH

ANNA GIBSON | POST DISPATCH The Post City Council held a public hearing Sept. 4 on the proposed 2025-26 city budget, which is set to raise $66,311 more in total property taxes than the previous year, a 6.3% increase. Of that amount, $10,000 comes from new property added to the tax rolls.

During the hearing, resident Mondo Martinez voiced concerns about equipment purchases outlined in the budget, pa…