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Fountain trims resurfacing budget and focuses grants on Link Road as many residential streets need rebuilds
Summary
Streets staff said 2026 will be a lean year for resurfacing: chip-seal preservation is giving way to rebuilds on many residential streets and the city plans to use grant-funded Link Road work to leverage limited local funds. Staff added $838K of street-capital projects to 2026, including a span-wire light and quiet-zone improvements.
City streets and public-works staff briefed the council on a constrained 2026 streets program that preserves major thoroughfares while acknowledging many residential streets now require full rebuilds rather than preservation techniques like chip seal.
Streets Manager Bob said that because the city previously spent heavily on resurfacing certain corridors, staff prioritized preservation where it still yields benefit; many residential roads, he…
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