Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Public Works committee approves 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan, adds on-street accessible parking priority
Summary
The Middleton Public Works Committee recommended the 2026–2030 Public Works Capital Improvement Plan to Finance & Personnel and the Common Council, including resurfacing and reconstruction projects (Stonefield, High Road, Mound Drive), county-partner Century Avenue resurfacing (2029) and a TIF-funded County Highway M bridge replacement; on-street accessible parking was added as a priority.
The Middleton Public Works Committee on Aug. 11 voted to recommend the city’s 2026–2030 Public Works Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to the Finance & Personnel Committee and the Common Council. Staff presented a three-part worksheet package covering streets, fleet and other capital requests, and highlighted resurfacing work planned in 2026 (notably the Stonefield area), full reconstructions slated for 2027 (High Road and Mound Drive), and a county-led Century Avenue resurfacing scheduled for 2029.
Ben and engineering technician Sean Alsruud explained that a County Highway M bridge replacement at Century Avenue and Branch Street (Pheasant Branch Creek) is a county project with city partnership; the bridge project will be funded through TIF and inflated the 2027 column in the CIP. Sean clarified the figures shown are the city’s portion for county projects (for example, an estimated city share of about $1.2 million for one resurfacing item).
The committee discussed priorities and timing, with members noting some schedule changes are county-driven and that Stonefield resurfacing was advanced to 2026 to consolidate work. The committee approved adding on-street accessible parking implementation (about $40,000 in 2026) as a priority and moved the CIP forward; the motion passed.
Other items highlighted included fleet additions (an ironworker, a battery-floor-cleaning machine and two large patrol/dump trucks tied to a staffing request) and a proposed $25,000 traffic-safety screening study to identify crash-prone intersections and seek grant funding for safety improvements.
Next steps: the CIP recommendation will go to Finance & Personnel and Common Council for final approval.
