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Baldwin City staff outline 2026 capital priorities, flag $12 million water main and street-funding shortfall
Summary
City staff presented departmental capital requests that include a $12 million distribution-main placeholder, repeated warnings that $150,000 annually is insufficient for street sealing, and a set of in-house repair proposals for culverts and wastewater mains.
Baldwin City staff laid out a multi-department capital plan during a council work session, highlighting a large water-main project and persistent gaps in street-maintenance funding.
Kevin Watts, assistant director of public works, told the council the city is considering a major distribution-main project that he characterized as an "$12,000,000 project," calling it "probably the biggest project that we have bitten off" in recent memory. He said the $12 million figure is an "educated guess" and that a detailed engineering estimate will be needed before the council commits to a financing strategy.
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