Osage Beach public works lays out five-year capital plan, emphasizes microsurfacing and water options

Public Works Director Jeff Fisher told the Board of Aldermen that the city's proposed five-year Capital Improvement Program is intended as a financial plan that commits the city to specific infrastructure investments while leaving years two through five flexible for annual updates. "A 5 year capital improvement program is basically a financial plan," Fisher said, adding that the board would be asked to adopt the first year and consider the remaining years as a guideline.

Fisher emphasized a data-driven approach to pavement management and recommended microsurfacing on parts of Osage Beach Parkway as a cost-effective alternative to full overlays. "What you're seeing out there right now is a third of the cost of an overlay. It'll get us 10 years," he said, describing the preparation and sealant process that…