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Corona lays out fiscal 2026 priorities, doubles down on downtown revitalization and systems modernization
Summary
City staff presented a proposed set of fiscal year 2026 priorities that front-load downtown revitalization, solar and energy projects, traffic signal optimization using AI, and systems upgrades while noting cost overruns on a fire station project and the need to rely on fund and grant sources.
City staff presented a package of proposed priorities for fiscal year 2026 at the Corona City Council’s spring financial workshop, with downtown revitalization and systems modernization named as the administration’s top focuses.
Jacob Ellis, a city staff presenter, told the council the city is concentrating resources so “if everything’s a priority, nothing is,” and said staff will combine and sequence individual projects to reduce cost and accelerate delivery.
The dashboard of projects presented to the council groups work under six goals in the strategic plan. Top priorities include assembling funding for the Sixth Street downtown corridor revitalization, pursuing a solar field on a former landfill to generate revenue, completing an AI-enabled traffic signal optimization pilot, and replacing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Ellis…
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