Nampa parks director outlines FY26 capital requests, highlights $5 million Centennial irrigation project

Cody, Parks and Recreation director, told the Nampa City Council during a workshop that the department’s FY26 requests center on replacing aging infrastructure and filling one maintenance position while pursuing grants and partnerships to limit taxpayer subsidy. “We want to improve, maintain, advocate for parks, green space and recreational opportunities for citizens of Nampa and future generations,” Cody said.

The presentation flagged a multi‑year, high‑cost irrigation replacement at Centennial Golf Course estimated at $5,000,000 as the largest capital need. Cody said the project would be funded from the golf enterprise’s fund balance; the department’s capital requests total about $5,580,000 against a projected starting fund balance of roughly $5,200,000, which would leave an estimated $558,000 if all requests are approved. Department staff and Council discussed that the golf fund’s minimum desired reserve is $1,000,000 and that the Centennial project would create a one‑year dip below that target.

The update covered all five divisions of Parks and Recreation and emphasized deferred…