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Fairfax City planners review $636.7 million draft CIP; property yard and school projects drive increase
Summary
Acting City Manager Melanie Zipp and CFO JC Martinez presented the draft FY 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program to the Fairfax City Planning Commission on Nov. 10, laying out a five‑year request of $636,700,000 with roughly $449,000,000 expected from the general fund.
Acting City Manager Melanie Zipp and CFO JC Martinez presented the draft FY 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program to the Fairfax City Planning Commission on Nov. 10, laying out a five‑year request of $636,700,000 with roughly $449,000,000 expected from the general fund.
Zipp said finance tightened the CIP to include only true capital projects and moved maintenance and software items back to the general fund. She also noted that some projects still rely on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and that ARPA spending must be completed by Dec. 31, 2027; “we are on track to meet that deadline,” Zipp said.
The increase over the previous CIP is largely driven by two school-bond–related projects — elementary school renovations and a new high‑school roof — and by a substantially higher…
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