New Baltimore Council set to weigh fire millage, nuisance abatements July 6; budget adoption on June agenda still unconfirmed
New Baltimore's City Council has a packed July 6 agenda ahead, including a public hearing on a proposed fire department operating expense millage and resolutions to abate public nuisances on two parcels. The meeting also takes up a site plan extension request for Ridgepointe Estates and a potential development agreement for 51037 Washington.
Budget and millage action from June 22 not yet confirmed
The City Council's June 22 meeting was scheduled to include a public hearing and vote on the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget and millage rates. The agenda proposed a total millage rate of 11.3858 mills, a decrease of 0.3013 mills, broken down as: City Operating 8.9414, Fire 0.9798, and Water Debt 1.4646.
Other items on that agenda included approval of $43,388.97 for engineering services from Project Control Engineering (May 2026), $7,495.00 for an enclosed trailer from Shore Trailer split between the DPS and Water Department, $10,680.00 for replacement of a RAS pump VFD from Colville Electric, and $8,715.00 for a RecDesk software contract for FY2026-2027. The agenda also listed closed sessions for HIPAA, labor, and real estate discussions.
Minutes for the June 22 meeting have not yet been published, so the outcomes of these items are not confirmed.
Planning Commission took up Cloud Cannabis Co. site plan
The Planning Commission's June 23 agenda included a public hearing and decisions on a site plan revision and sign review for Cloud Cannabis Co. at 35269 Cricklewood, covering a wall sign and parking revisions on the same parcel. Commissioners were also scheduled to discuss updating the city's master plan.
Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published.
Arts & Culture Commission reviewed downtown art initiatives
The New Baltimore Arts & Culture Commission's July 1 agenda focused on administrative updates rather than policy votes or budget approvals. Items included progress on a Winter Art Market, the DIA PIPA mural installation on the police garage, downtown historical information station installation, planning for new storage space at the Department of Public Safety, and a grant application for the Art on the Bay program.
Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published.
Coming up
- **City Council — Monday, July 6:** Public hearing on a proposed Fire Department operating expense millage; nuisance abatement resolutions for Parcel ID 06-09-13-252-031 and Parcel ID 06-09-12-457-006; a one-year site plan extension request for Ridgepointe Estates; and an area development agreement for 51037 Washington.
- **Historic District Commission — Tuesday, July 7:** Meeting cancelled; no applications were submitted for review.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — City Council scheduled to adopt FY2027 budget, lower millage rate
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