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Cedar Falls Committee recommends $485 million five‑year CIP, schedules Jan. 20 public hearing
Summary
Committee of the Whole reviewed the five‑year Capital Improvements Program totaling about $485 million, heard project highlights (Hearst Center, parks implementation, indoor turf, Dry Run Creek sewer extension, nutrient‑reduction wastewater upgrades) and voted to recommend the CIP to the City Council; public hearing set for Jan. 20.
The Committee of the Whole reviewed the City of Cedar Falls five‑year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and voted to recommend the plan to the City Council after a presentation by city staff on Monday.
City staff presenter Jen summarized the CIP as a planning document covering roughly 224 projects over five years with an aggregate cost of approximately $485,000,000 and about 50 funding sources. "This is our 5 year capital improvements program," Jen said, adding that roughly $129,000,000 is expected from non‑city sources and about $356,000,000 from city sources.
Staff highlighted several major projects: the Hearst Center (CIP item 35) with an estimated total project cost of $8,600,000 funded through a mix of private fundraising, community foundation contributions, federal and state grants, gaming funds, GEO dollars, hotel/motel taxes, general fund savings and capital projects funds; parks master‑plan implementation (items 57–70) grouped to show a…
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