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Council weighs $502 million CIP, adds three removed projects to future list in 4–3 vote

Billings City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Finance staff presented Version 2 of the FY27–31 CIP totaling about $502 million; council discussed homeowner impacts, Safe Routes to School funding and ward distribution and voted 4–3 to place three previously‑removed projects into the CIP's future project list.

Finance Director Andy Zeller presented Version 2 of the proposed FY27–31 Capital Improvement Plan to the council, describing a five‑year portfolio of roughly $502 million across 128 projects and a Year 1 total near $103 million.

Zeller reviewed edits since the prior draft: staff removed the 5th Avenue Corridor and the 21st Street underpass from the five‑year list, moved an evidence facility lot expansion to the public safety fund, and recommended putting planning dollars in FY27 to better define later construction costs. He also walked the council through online tools and an Excel spreadsheet that allows the public and councilors to…

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