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Wheeling outlines $23.8M 2026 capital program; priorities include streetlight replacements, stormwater and bike path
Summary
Village Engineer presented a five‑year capital improvement plan focused on 2026 projects (totaling about $23.8 million), including streetlight replacements, a school‑zone safety study, stormwater work, a stream‑bank stabilization project with an IEPA grant, and a ~1‑mile diversionary‑channel bike path estimated at about $1 million.
At the Nov. 17 meeting the Village of Wheeling reviewed its five‑year Capital Improvement Plan and highlighted planned 2026 projects and funding sources.
Village Engineer Kyle Getzelman said the proposed 2026 capital budget is about $23.8 million, roughly $1.6 million more than 2025. Staff reviewed 2025 accomplishments—2.76 miles of pavement at about $1.79 million, village hall parking-lot resurfacing (~$366,000), a new village-hall diesel generator (~$316,000), replacement of the police roof (~$1.4 million) and completion of phase 2 of the South Downhir storm-sewer project.
Key 2026 projects and budgets called out by staff include a…
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