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The Aurora City Council has approved a city budget for 2026 that includes cuts to funding across city departments, including the loss of around 140 positions.

The roughly $688 million budget for 2026 is far smaller than this year’s nearly $760 million budget , but most of that change can be attributed to a one-time increase in revenue from bonds the city took out this year for big construction projects.

However, the $253 million general operating budget for 2026 is also down roughly $2 million over this year’s — and it still has a deficit of around $3.3 million.

Contributing to funding cuts included in the 2026 budget — which have sparked concern among elected officials, city staff and the public — is an effort by city officials to fix w

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