BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN – The Auburn City Council on Tuesday gave the city a financial road map for the next two years with its adoption of the biennial budget for the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. That budget was approved by a vote of 7-0. Ward 2 Council Member Kelley Griswold abstained from voting and Ward 6 Council Member Bob Parsons was not present. Griswold said he abstained from voting due to what he perceived as a lack of information provided to the council in the months leading up to Tuesday night’s vote on the budget. “The budget presentations by the department heads were very impressive and very informative, but there was very little actual budget material covered during those briefings. Without a deeper look into what makes up the budget, I will be abstaining on

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