The City of Perrysburg will be operating this year with a $31,195,284 budget, of which $8,989,236 is budgeted for capital improvements.

City council approved the budget in a vote of 6-1 during the March 16 meeting.

Councilwoman Deborah Born voted no, saying, “Taxpayer dollars during this critical time should be spent on the basics, which are police, fire, sanitation, infrastructure, maintenance and …