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Casper officials outline $1¢ capital priorities and SpecTax projects, including band shell and fire station planning
Summary
Councilors heard updates on one‑cent capital funding and SpecTax projects: band shell design, a new fire station site, shelter design, and a likely $17M reservoir project if state funding is approved.
City staff told the Casper City Council the city’s capital agenda for FY26 rests heavily on cash‑on‑hand and the local one‑cent (1¢) program, and gave updates on SpecTax‑authorized projects.
The nut graf: staff said the city plans to keep capital spending funded from saved cash and 1¢ receipts rather than drawing down reserves in ways that would threaten operations. Staff also outlined several SpecTax projects that are moving forward and explained how grant pursuit could leverage city dollars.
On SpecTax projects, staff reported the following: the band shell design will be completed in January and the city hopes to pair…
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