Kearney gets ready for budget season as city tangles with growth, revenue questions MIKE KONZ Enterprise Editor Jul 28, 2026 19 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Budget season is approaching. It’s a time that Kearney City Manager Brenda Jensen refers to as a “fun challenge.”kAmxE’D 2 492==6?86 E92E’D 8C@H:?8 >@C6 4@>A=6I 3642FD6 @7 DE2E6\:>A@D65 3F586E C6DEC:4E:@?D E92E 724E@C :? :?7=2E:@?[ A@AF=2E:@? 8C@HE9 2?5 6I6>AE:@?D]k^AmkAm{2DE J62C[ E96 DE2E6 C6DEC:4E65 E96 r:EJ @7 z62C?6JVD AC@A6CEJ E2I 2D<:?8 E@ Sf]c >:==:@?] pE E9:D A@:?E[ E96 DE2E6 7@C>F=2 D2JD :EVD E@@ 62C=J E@ 7@C642DE 9@H >F49 E96 AC@A6CEJ E2I 2D<:?8 H:== 36]k^AmkAm}@E F?E:= 7:?2= :?7@C>2E:@? :D 2G2:=23=6 H:== E96 4:EJ 36 23=6 E@ 7:?:D9 :ED 3F586E]k^Am kAmsFC:?8 2 AC6D6?E2E:@? |@?52J[ >6>36CD @7 E96 z62C?6J $6CE@>2 r=F3 A6AA6C65 y6?D6? 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