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The 2023 general fund budget — which covers the city’s operating expenses — is more than $12 million higher than what’s expected to be spent in fiscal year 2022.
Several residents spoke out against the proposal, accusing city officials of targeting people experiencing homelessness who congregate in the parks overnight.
Decatur City Council members postponed voting on a zoning change that could have allowed alcohol sales and gambling near Eisenhower High School, though the property owner says that isn't planned.
Decatur City Manager Scot Wrighton said that the proposal is built with "flexibility and some restraint" in anticipation of a possible recession in 2023.