Council reviews $25.7M bond package; staff recommends boosting road resurfacing to about $9.39M

City staff presented a revised capital budget and bond package at a Jackson City Council meeting and recommended adding $2,392,000 to planned road resurfacing, bringing the resurfacing total to roughly $9.392 million from the $7 million previously shown in the bond package. The staff presentation listed a total bond package amount of $25,704,953 and showed a capital program with roughly $30 million in projects when carryovers and previously committed items are included.

The staff presentation tracked line items moved into an "already funded" column and identified remaining items that still need financing. Among the material changes noted were an increase in the cost for new Civic Center risers from $1.4 million to $1.6 million, an added $600,000 allocation tied to relocation and purchase costs for a proposed homeless shelter site, and a recommendation to reassign $2,392,000 of remaining funds toward road resurfacing.

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