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Planning department outlines FY26 capital program; utilities and sidewalks get large shares
Summary
Baltimore City Department of Planning presented the six‑year Capital Improvement Program and FY26 capital year that emphasizes utility spending, an expanded sidewalk and resurfacing program, and funding to move several park and recreation projects to construction.
Sarah Parnellum of the Baltimore City Department of Planning told the Budget and Appropriations Committee that the Planning Commission’s recommended six‑year Capital Improvement Program (FY26–31) and the FY26 capital year emphasize utility investments and have larger-than‑typical local discretionary allocations in FY26.
By city charter the Planning Commission submits the six‑year program to the Board of Estimates; the first year becomes the capital ordinance before the council. Parnellum emphasized the definition of capital under Board of Estimates policy and outlined the multi‑agency review process used to assemble the…
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