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…