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Kalamazoo staff present $138 million 2026 Capital Improvement Plan, highlight lead service replacements and major street grants
Summary
City staff briefed the planning commission on the proposed 2026 Capital Improvement Plan covering multiple funds, a roughly $138 million portfolio and large investments in water/wastewater, streets and local preventive maintenance. The presentation emphasized lead service line replacements and federal street grants administered via MDOT.
Kalamazoo city staff on the Planning Commission agenda presented an overview of the proposed 2026 Capital Improvement Plan, describing approximately $138 million in planned capital projects across the general fund, parking, major streets, local streets, water and wastewater funds.
"All together, all those capital plans I described are about a $138,000,000," City Engineer/Director James Baker told commissioners, summarizing the multi‑fund totals. Baker said water and wastewater work emphasizes regulatory compliance and infrastructure investment; the wastewater program includes ongoing treatment plant consolidation and interceptor rehabilitation. Baker identified a $60 million Station 5/14 consolidation project currently underway and noted larger…
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