PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council approved a balanced 2026 budget, which reports more than $88.6 million in expenditures. Actual spending for the year is projected at almost $58.56 million, with the balance being internal transfers.

“I am thrilled with this budget. I am thrilled with the presentation and the fact that it’s balanced and that we are setting aside money for rainy day, that we’re using our reserves appropriately,” council member Owen Rowe said. “This is very personal in the sense that my day job I work for (Jefferson County) as a staff member. I know exactly how difficult those budget discussions can be when there are constraints on what the fund can be and how to maintain a balanced budget.”

Rowe’s comment referred to Jefferson County’s recent budget discussion

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