City of Edinburg reduces funding for street paving program to cover employee health costs
· KRGV (NBC 5)
Edinburg city officials are making budget cuts to fund employee health insurance, impacting the street paving program. Mayor Omar Ochoa noted that the city needs to find $1 million to cover rising health insurance costs, which are expected to increase from $9 million to $10 million next year. To accommodate this, the city plans to reduce its street repaving budget from $2.5 million. Edinburg switched to self-insurance last year, leading to higher premiums. A public budget meeting is set for September 15 at 6 p.m. at city hall, where the budget proposal will be discussed.
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