New Albany Mayor's Legal Spending Questioned as City Council Passes Budget

New Albany council passes 2026 budget without details on dam spending

The Providence Mill Dam, also known as the Glenwood Park Dam, as of Sept. 8, 2025. (Aprile Rickert / LPM)The New Albany City Council recently asked Mayor Jeff Gahan to provide details on what the city has spent on litigation to preserve a controversial low-head dam.But they didn’t have that information when they voted 5-4 Monday to approve the annual city budget.Gahan has used city funds to fight a plan to remove the dam for more than four years…

New Albany mayor's legal spending questioned as city council passes budget

The budget was passed despite repeated calls from council members and residents for details on how much taxpayer money has been spent on legal fees by Mayor Jeff Gahan’s office.

New Albany City Council approves budget, Gahan declines to provide dam financials

NEW ALBANY — The New Albany City Council approved the 2026 budget, but multiple members voted against it after the New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan declined to provide requested financial information.