The Sioux Falls City Council approved the city's $775 million budget for 2026, after making a number of amendments that blunted some of the most contentious service reductions that Mayor Paul TenHaken had proposed to head off the effects of coming property tax reform.

And while not every vote was unanimous, what has at times been a tense process over the past few months of the budget season seemed to end on a fairly even-keeled note.

Councilor Curt Soehl kicked off the amendments by proposing that $500,000 be kept out of the housing fund — for now. He emphasized he'd be happy to see the funds approved, once a plan for the usage of the money, which will be coming from liquor license bid revenue, was in place.

Councilor Miranda Basye then asked to increase the Siouxland Libraries budget

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