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Willmar council narrows 2025 CIP priorities as available cash falls short
Summary
With a proposed $450,000 transfer to the 2025 CIP, councilors prioritized safety and grant‑matched projects — airport work, Civic Center repairs, security cameras and two squad cars — while flagging dozens of deferred needs and options for covering gaps including property sale proceeds or levy adjustments.
Councilors reviewed a detailed Capital Improvement Program for 2025 and wrestled with a long list of needs that exceed the city’s proposed $450,000 cash allocation.
Staff presented a line-by-line CIP and said the general-fund transfer proposed for 2025 is $450,000 while requests originally totaled roughly $2.5 million. "In our general fund, we're proposing $450,000," staff said when opening the CIP discussion.
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