Issaquah committee reworks CIP priorities as funding tightens, flags REET shortfalls and large projects

May 15, 2025 —00: The City Council Mobility and Infrastructure Committee reviewed the draft 2027—1032 Capital Improvement Plan on Thursday, prioritizing maintenance and facilities repairs while raising questions about funding for large, visionary projects such as an I-90 multimodal crossing and Newport Way rebuilds.

Deputy City Administrator Andrea Schneider and management analyst Jillian Straub presented the biennial CIP draft, which the administration designed to align with the city—iennium budget. Schneider emphasized the plan is a planning document, not a budget: "The CIP is a 6 year plan. It is just a planning document," she said, adding that the plan is used to increase the city's ability to pursue grants and to set priorities for the biennial budget.

The committee discussion identified three funding pressures: - Real estate excise tax (REET): departmental requests for REET in…