Special Common Council 9/9/26

The City of Racine’s Special Common Council meeting on September 9, 2026, featured the mayor’s State of the City address. The mayor highlighted neighborhood and infrastructure investments, including more than 1,100 homeowner repair grants of $10,000 each, a $25,000 grant through Racine Rehab and Ready, federally funded Habitat for Humanity homes, 33 townhomes in the Lincoln-King neighborhood, and the 266-unit Pritchard Park Apartments. The King Center is under construction and expected to open early next year, with recreation and health services in a net-zero building. The city also reported a $40 million federal grant to accelerate lead service-line replacement, a solar array supporting the bus fleet, and continued work to pursue funding for a proposed passenger rail connection. No new contract awards, bids, or procurement approvals were identified.

The mayor urged the council to end the city’s relationship with Flock, allowing time to close pending investigations, citing residents’ privacy concerns; no decision on that contract was made during this meeting. The address also discussed liquor-license concentration and accountability, city funding and state-local authority, and federal policies. The only recorded council action was a motion to adjourn, which passed; no spending-related vote was reported.