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Middleton staff outlines 2026 planning narrative and capital requests; commission recommends narrative to council and defers community climate outreach
Summary
Planning staff presented the 2026 department narrative and eight capital requests including utility undergrounding on University Avenue, EV infrastructure, LED streetlight replacements, and a tentative $300,000 B-cycle bike-share capital proposal; the commission recommended the narrative to council but voted to defer project PL2602 (community climate outreach) to 2027 because of scope and staffing concerns.
Abby of Middleton's Planning & Community Development Department presented the department's 2026 narrative and capital budget priorities at the Aug. 12 Plan Commission meeting.
Staff said the department changed its mission statement to align with the city's strategic and comprehensive plans, and listed several priorities including a community campus plan, an affordable housing tax-increment financing (TID) extension approach, and continued work on the active transportation plan. Staff reported administering about $5 million…
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