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Lake Forest presents $54.5 million capital improvement program update highlighting traffic and park projects

6012907 · October 22, 2025
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City staff told the council the 2025–27 Capital Improvement Program includes 58 projects and $54.5 million in budgeted work, with 14 projects in construction and several developer-funded traffic upgrades under way.

Lake Forest City staff presented an update to the City Council on the city’s 2025–27 capital improvement program (CIP), saying the program now includes 58 projects with a total budget of $54,500,000.

“ We have, a total of 58 projects. 43 projects are defined in the 2527 CIP book. And we have 15, projects that are carry forwards from previous years,” Naz Makara, the city’s capital improvement program manager, told the council during the presentation.

The update outlined completed work, projects now under construction or design, and funding sources. Makara reported the city completed seven projects so far in the budget cycle, representing “more than $4,500,000 investment back to the community,” including synthetic turf replacement and roof repairs at Lake Forest Sports Park, turf and…

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