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Staff lays out one‑year spike in CIP debt issuance driven by fire station and R3C projects

Ames City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Finance staff told the council the FY27 CIP shows an unusually large proposed issuance (roughly $45 million) driven mainly by the Fire Station No. 2 project and an R3C project; staff said about half the issuance will be abated by utilities and that the city aims to preserve debt capacity and minimize property tax impact.

Unidentified Speaker 7 presented the city's debt capacity analysis and the proposed FY27 issuance. He explained statutory limits on debt (5% of assessed value), the city policy to reserve 25% of that statutory limit, and calculations showing that proposed new debt primarily reflects two large projects: a $22 million R3C project…

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