City staff presented the finalized capital facilities plan to the College Place Economic Development, Tourism and Events Commission on Dec. 1, outlining dozens of projects across streets, water and wastewater systems and a multi-year funding forecast.

"Here is our capital facility plan," Brian Carlton said as he opened the commission presentation and walked commissioners through recent and proposed projects. He said the city spent just over $15 million in 2025 on projects including Lions Park (about $7,000,000) and a post-office crosswalk (about $159,000), and has started acquisition for the downtown parking-lot project. Carlton said the city has incorporated an estimated $52,900,000 of expected expenditure into the 2026 budget and about $179,000,000 across the six-year plan, with much of the program dependent on grant funding.

Among priorities for 2026, Carlton highlighted Mershunia Road (about $9.6 million), the wastewater treatment plant phase 1B (roughly $10 million) and water-storage work (a water tank shown at about $8 million). He noted a planned police-station expenditure projected in 2029 and said the police station strategy depends on property purchase timing, reserve balances and potential federal grant opportunities followed by a future public bond vote.

On water-supply projects, staff said Well No. 8 produced far less than anticipated — roughly 500 gallons per minute compared with the roughly 1,500 gpm the city had hoped for — and returned high manganese levels. "So we're actually abandoning that well at this point, and we're trying to work with Department of Health to move this $4,000,000 in spending to a new well project number 9 that's currently in the process of getting additional funding for drilling," the presenter said.

Carlton said several street and storm projects were prioritized to align with state and federal funding rules, noting the city's 2024 transportation benefit district (a 0.1% sales-tax increment) brings about $350,000 a year into local road projects. He emphasized that much of the six-year program relies on successful grant applications and interagency cost shares.

The presentation recalled that the council approved an earlier version of the plan at its Nov. 25 meeting and the commission discussed project timing and funding dependencies during the session. Commissioners thanked staff for the work and expressed support for the plan.

Next steps for the capital facilities plan will follow the city's adopted budget process and any required grant applications or bond measures for specific projects.