The Perry City Council reviewed a preliminary .86 million budget Thursday that outlines new infrastructure spending, utility rate changes and planned pay increases for city employees, along with a separate request for higher police wages. According to Perry City Finance Director/City Recorder Shanna Johnson, the ,858,165 proposed budget is an increase of ,365, or just half a percent. Johnson said the budget reflects stable operating costs due to the completion of one-time projects and the use of grant funding. It includes a [post_excerpt] million investment in road repairs and a proposed 1,000 city hall landscaping project, more than half of...

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