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Sunbury outlines 2026 capital projects: $1M for streets, sewer expansions and ADA sidewalk work
Summary
City engineer presented the capital list for 2026 including $1,000,000 for street improvements, $100,000 for sidewalk and ADA work, a $270,000 Cheshire Ditch cured-in-place lining and sanitary-sewer lining and a 36-inch sewer Phase 2A (about 580 linear feet).
City Engineer and Planning Director Missus Zodabrowski gave the finance committee a detailed run-through of Sunbury's 2026 capital projects list on Dec. 17, highlighting street, sidewalk and sewer work the city plans to advance.
Zodabrowski said the streets program is budgeted at $1,000,000 for pavement-condition work and listed a pavement-condition-rating initiative that may use an RFQ and AI tools to prioritize future work. She said about $100,000 is targeted for sidewalk improvements in 2026, primarily on city-owned property to address ADA access at locations such as the Lions Building, parks and the municipal service center around the square.
On stormwater and sewer work, Zodabrowski said a Cheshire Ditch lining project is budgeted at about $270,000 for cured-in-place pipe work; some funding was appropriated in 2025 with construction slated for 2026. She also outlined sanitary sewer testing and lining budgeted at about $234,000 and described Phase 2A of a sewer project: approximately 580 linear feet of 36-inch sewer to be installed 30 to 40 feet deep near the Golf Course Road/Cheshire Road junction (near Millstone Drive).
Dana and Zodabrowski said capital projects are funded with a mix of the general-fund transfer (about $1.3 million), anticipated capital revenue (packet lists $3,653,065) and state and federal grants; the packet lists planned capital spending of roughly $4.9 million in 2026. Staff named contractors and vendors involved in design work (American Structure Point) and noted ongoing engineering review fees.
Committee members asked about project phasing and how cost overruns would be handled; Zodabrowski said an initial assessment and prioritization would guide spending and that excess costs would be planned into future capital budgets as needed. The engineering office also noted planned park projects such as Jarrusmith Park and routine fleet/vehicle replacements for service departments.
What's next: Staff offered to share a more detailed capital list for members and noted they regularly present these items at the services meeting for a line-by-line review.
