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Finance staff brief committee on 2026 capital budget requests; $62.7 million added in request years
Summary
City staff told the Madison Finance Committee on May 27 that agency requests for the 2026 capital budget add about $62.7 million to the overlapping years of the five‑year plan compared with the adopted 2025 SIP and that the request is roughly 9% higher in those years.
City staff briefed the Madison Finance Committee on May 27 on the agency-submitted capital budget requests for 2026 and beyond, saying the requests add about $62.7 million to the overlapping portion of the five‑year SIP compared with the adopted 2025 plan and amount to roughly a 9% increase in the years compared.
The request and what it means: Christine (city budget staff) told the committee that the 2026 request increases borrowing principally in 2026 and 2027 and that most of the additional money in the overlapping years is expected to come from general-obligation borrowing. She said the request adds roughly $150 million in newly…
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