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Fairhope council reviews FY2026 utilities budget, large projects carry forward from prior year
Summary
City treasurer Kim Creech briefed the council on the FY2026 utilities budget, emphasizing large rollovers, multi‑year water and sewer projects and an expiring $25 million borrowing that will require financing decisions soon.
City Treasurer Kim Creech reviewed the draft FY2026 utilities budget with the Fairhope City Council on Sept. 22, outlining large capital rollovers and multi‑year projects across gas, electric, water and wastewater utilities.
Creech said the utilities budget contains a mix of equipment replacements and substantial system improvements that mostly represent work already under way. “Yes, sir. And that's when it's the plant maintenance and wells. Is well 5 a rollover 300,000?” Creech said while describing rollovers and carryover funding for projects started in FY2025.
The nut graf — why this matters: the presentation shows that most of the utilities capital needs for FY2026 are carryovers from FY2025, not wholly new spending, and that the city will soon face financing decisions as existing borrowing is drawn down.
Creech enumerated major line items: a $500,000 capital rollover for resurfacing and…
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