Kenmore reviews $129 million six-year capital plan; council hears public hearing with no testimony

Kenmore City Council on Oct. 13 heard a public presentation of proposed Ordinance 25-0633, the city's six-year Capital Improvement Program for 2025'2030, which lists 52 projects with a total value of $129 million. The council opened a public hearing on the ordinance; no members of the public signed up to speak.

City staff told the council the updated CIP adds projects and funding since last year's plan. "We are now at 52 projects for the next 6 years, including this year, at valued at a $129,000,000," Finance and Administration Director Melinda Merrill said. Staff said state grants are the single largest funding source identified in the draft (listed in staff materials as $22,670,000), with other sources including REET, municipal grant programs, federal grants, impact fees and limited use of debt and carryover local funds.

Merrill and other staff emphasized a substantial funding gap. "We've got almost a $120,000,000 worth of projects this evening that we do not yet have funding for," she said, describing many line items as placeholders that let the city compete for future grant opportunities. Staff said the CIP also separates projects that are already…