Proposed 2026 Sterling budget reflects ‘financial challenges’

Proposed 2026 Sterling budget reflects ‘financial challenges’

A brief Sterling City Council meeting was followed Tuesday, Sept. 9 by a work session in which City Manager John Sheldon delivered a proposed budget for 2026 that shows little growth over 2025. Sheldon gave a high-level review of how the budget was created. He noted that he crafted the budget proposal in a “cautious, conservative manner,” reflecting “economic uncertainty” that is creating broad financial challenges. “We’ve had to make some tough…