FY27 Proposed Budget

Capital Improvement Program

Figure 12: Capital Improvement Projects by Category 2026-2030

The capital budget for FY 2027 totals $73,995,800 in planned expenditures and the five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) totals $317,256,200. Most CIP projects in the five-year period aim to improve the local transportation network, municipal utility systems, and public parks and open spaces. The five-year program continues to reflect the City Council’s priorities established in previous fiscal years. It is also informed by adopted master plans, data-driven road condition index analyses and long-term utility system plans.

Landfill 2%

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater 13%

Transit & Parking 9% Rec & Culture 6%

Streets, Bridges, and Traffic Engineering 61%

Public Safety 3% Government Buildings 2% Housing 3%

ITS 0%

Airport 1%

Each year, significant resources are committed to annual capital projects including water and sewer main improvements, vehicle replacements, bridge and roadway maintenance, facility projects, and accessibility improvements. Examples of significant projects that align with Council priorities are budgeted in the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (many span multiple years) include:

 N. Dodge / ACT Circle signalization  Court Street reconstruction  Equipment building replacement  Transit building replacement  Animal Shelter training annex  River Street storm sewer  Summit Street affordable housing  Fire Station 1 & 3 conceptual design  Library carpet and furnishings replacement  Benton Street Bridge replacement  College Street Bridge rehabilitation  Highway 1 & 6 / Riverside Trail  Market & Jefferson two-way conversion  Senior Center interior improvements  Kirkwood Ave bridge replacement  Burlington Street bridge replacement  Landfill northeast cell expansion  Landfill horizontal gas collectors  Iowa Avenue improvements  Benton Hill Park playground  Harlocke Hill Park playground  West elevated water storage  Highway 6 water main replacement  New airport hangar building  Highway 6 trail extension  Dodge Street reconstruction

 North Market Square Park playground  Columbarium expansion  City Park shelters & restrooms  Napolean Park ball fields renovation  Collector Well upgrade  Carson Lake Stormwater buildout  Police Facility  Taft Avenue reconstruction  Camp Cardinal pedestrian island  Reno Street Park improvements  Ground storage reservoir upgrade  Palisades Park buildout  Recycling Center transfer station  Melrose water main  Napoleon lift station improvements  Center Avenue storm sewer improvements  Rochester ground storage reservoir and water main improvements  East elevated water storage  Oak Grove Park renovations  Napolean Park softball restroom improvements  City Park baseball restroom improvements  Kickers Playground Replacement  Mercer Park shelter replacement  Water Plant treatment upgrades

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