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Council receives $54 million CIP outline and signals August road‑millage renewal
Summary
City staff presented a FY2026–2031 capital improvement plan listing roughly $54 million in five‑year needs, identified roads as the largest category and said a straight renewal of the road millage will be on the August ballot; council received and filed the plan.
Madison Heights City Council received and filed the proposed FY2026–2031 capital improvement plan, which city staff described as a public, multi‑year list of capital needs and the starting point for next year’s budget process.
City staff said the plan lists about $54,000,000 in needs over five years and that next year’s needs total about $10.8 million. "Over the next 5 years, we have a budget or a need of about $54,000,000 worth of capital improvement plans," staff told council. Staff described neighborhood street projects as the single largest category (33.3% of needs), public safety (16.3%), library and parks (about 6.7%), and general government/economic development (about 4%).
Staff also told council that the road improvement millage funding many neighborhood projects is expiring and that voters will be asked in August to consider a straight renewal, not an increase. The presentation noted the CIP is subject to change during budget development and that some items may be deferred or funded with grants.
Council discussed parks priorities and identified McGilvery Park as a major planned project — including a playscape and Magic Square replacement and a proposed parking‑lot replacement — and said the city is coordinating with Oakland County on design because drainage limits options. Council affirmed that detailed line items and source‑of‑fund breakdowns are available publicly and encouraged staff to highlight distribution of funds in public materials.
A motion to receive and file the CIP was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote. The action begins the formal department budget review and public comment phase on line‑item allocations.
