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Dayton City Council Approves 2027 Budget Ordinance, Redirecting Funds to Road Repairs and Transit Routes

Dayton residents in multiple neighborhoods will experience scheduled street resurfacing and adjusted bus frequencies beginning October 1 under the new spending plan.

By Dayton Policy Desk · Published July 8, 2026

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The Dayton City Council passed the 2027 fiscal year budget ordinance on July 8 by a 5-2 vote, allocating $12.5 million to the Department of Public Works for street resurfacing and an additional $4.2 million to the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority for route expansions.

The ordinance replaces the 2026 spending levels of $8 million for streets and $3.1 million for transit, reflecting updated cost estimates contained in the city's capital improvement plan released in May.

Changes to Local Road Maintenance and Transit Service

Residents along West Third Street and in the Old North Dayton area will see crews begin resurfacing work in the first quarter of 2027, covering approximately 18 lane-miles of pavement that the public works department identified as priority segments in its March condition report. Commuters who rely on RTA Route 4 and Route 17 can expect added midday trips on weekdays, increasing service frequency from every 45 minutes to every 30 minutes on those lines.

Property owners in census tracts 19 and 22 will face no immediate change in water or sewer rates, as the budget keeps those enterprise fund charges at current levels through June 2027.

Programs Receiving Flat or Reduced Allocations

The ordinance holds library branch operating hours at 2026 levels and provides no new positions for the recreation department's after-school programs, according to the line-item details published with the council packet. City records show these departments received the same dollar amounts as the prior year despite a 3.8 percent rise in overall general fund revenue.

Implementation of the approved amounts begins with the new fiscal year on October 1, with the first quarterly progress report on street projects scheduled for the council's December 10 meeting.

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