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Lewiston officials unveil $239 million five‑year LCIP; council warned LCIP exceeds charter debt limit

Lewiston City Council · January 6, 2026
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Lewiston administrators presented a five‑year capital improvement plan totaling about $239 million and outlined FY27 bond and operating requests; finance staff said the LCIP exceeds the city charter's 80% local debt authorization rule unless the council overrides it or identifies non‑property tax financing.

Administrator Kane Rath and Finance Director Tracy Roy opened a presentation to kick off the FY27 budget process and walked the council through the city's proposed five‑year Local Capital Improvement Plan (LCIP).

"The LCIP is a five year capital plan for the city of Lewiston for fiscal years 27 to '31," Finance Director Tracy Roy said, outlining a roughly $239,000,000 slate of projects and reporting that about $224,000,000 of that total is expected to come from city resources. Roy told the council the city's proposed use of local sources for FY27 totals about $42,500,000, including a city bond proposal of roughly…

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