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Delray Beach presents $295 million capital plan with major water plant and $6.6 million general-construction gap
Summary
City staff presented a $295.4 million fiscal-year capital improvement program that centers on a new water treatment plant, major parks and public‑safety projects funded by recent voter-approved bonds, and a roughly $6.6 million shortfall in the general construction fund that staff said will be addressed in later budget iterations.
City staff presented an overview of the fiscal‑year capital improvement program Tuesday, laying out a $295,412,650 spending plan that officials said is driven largely by utility projects and a new water treatment plant.
The capital improvement plan matters because it sets multi‑year spending priorities for infrastructure, public safety and parks while identifying funding gaps city leaders will need to close before final adoption. Missy Barletto, director of public works, said, "this is the division of the CIP budget, which this year amounts to $295,412,650," and that the total is up "by about 45,000,000 or so" from the prior year.
Barletto and Henry Dacowitz, the chief financial officer, told commissioners that utilities account for nearly half of the plan, primarily to build a new water treatment plant. "We are expecting to…
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