At the Oct. 6 workshop, staff summarized the 2026 capital program and described the balance between ongoing asset maintenance and one-time, large-dollar projects.

Highlights

- Maintenance and renewal: Transportation maintenance and safety (pavement preservation, sidewalks and overlays) is budgeted at about $8.5 million. Parks and recreation renewal work — trails, playgrounds and irrigation — shows approximately $4.1 million of planned spending geared to upkeep rather than new builds.

- Facilities and fleet: Staff identified $7.3 million for facility lifecycle replacements, HVAC, roofing, fleet and equipment renewal.

- Utilities: Water, sewer, stormwater and irrigation renewal projects are emphasized, with the utilities renewal category shown at roughly $12.2 million. Staff said these amounts reflect scheduled replacement of pipes, pump stations and treatment-plant renewal work.

- Major one-time projects: The presentation highlighted several large projects planned or continuing into 2026: the community recreation center (final construction year and opening preparations), major work at the wastewater treatment plant and a transportation expansion package (including 29 Road and Kenyon Parkway) that could total approximately $27.4 million in the next phase.

- Pavement Condition Index target: Staff reiterated the city’s pavement-preservation target to maintain a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of roughly 73 or higher, and said the 2026 program aims to continue that standard.

- Parks improvements and ADA: The budget includes funding for playground repairs and potential match funds for ADA improvements; staff said local partners such as Arc of Mesa County have discussed grant partnerships to expand ADA-accessible play equipment.

- Recycling and regional materials recovery: Staff reviewed the planned regional materials-recovery/processing investment that would establish Murph as a materials hub and expand single-stream capacity; the project is structured as a public–private partnership and expected to affect regional recycling operations.

Next steps and transparency

Staff asked the council to review the capital tab in the budget documents, which includes a project-by-project description for every 2026 capital item, and said staff will bring further details in the next workshop for projects the council wishes to examine more closely.

Speakers and sources

Jody — Budget/finance staff (government)
Ken — Parks/facilities (government)
Tim — Parks/facilities (government)

Provenance:

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