Greenville reviews five-year capital improvement plan; many projects remain unfunded
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Summary
City staff presented a five-year Capital Improvement Plan outlining roughly $93 million in current projects and a slate of proposed future projects (fire stations, stormwater, greenways, parks). Several key items — new stations, law-enforcement training center and large stormwater reconstructions — are listed as unfunded or grant-dependent.
Greenville, N.C. — City staff presented a five-year Capital Improvement Plan to the council Feb. 9 that details current projects and future needs across fire rescue, police, public works, engineering and parks.
Recreation and parks and capital projects staff summarized completed and ongoing work, including near-completion of a new live-burn training facility and planning for Fire Station 8 and Fire Station 9. The presentation listed design estimates of about $650,000 per station and construction budgets of roughly $6 million to $6.5 million, with construction currently not funded.
Police Department needs include a proposed public safety annex for consolidated evidence storage (presented estimate approximately $2.9 million) and a longer-term possibility of a new police headquarters and a regional law-enforcement training center, the latter described in the presentation as an approximate $25 million regional partnership opportunity.
Director of Engineering Lisa Kirby told council the engineering department is currently managing about $93,000,000 in projects, and summarized recurring annual programs — pavement management ($3.1M annual target), stormwater ($1.5M annual), pedestrian improvements and a traffic-safety initiative.
Key capital projects highlighted:
- Stormwater and drainage: A multi-phase stormwater replacement program (phase 1–3) and core projects such as the Quarry Road/Regional Detention and Trafalgar culvert work; an $8.4M Corey Road regional detention construction contract began and was described as 12 months in duration with $5M in state funding awarded for that project.
- East Fire Tower drainage improvements: The city reported an original estimated cost near $18.2M; grants and scope changes (FEMA BRIC/DRMF and HMGP grants) altered how the project will be phased, with the eastern branch scoped for initial construction at about $7.3M and several grant awards already executed for design.
- Greenways and sidewalks: Multiple greenway segments and new sidewalk projects were listed, including a proposed North-South connector with an estimated cost of $4.3M (partly funded by a federal earmark) and new pedestrian projects submitted to NCDOT’s call that will fund nine locations.
Staff noted a mix of funding sources—federal grants (including FEMA BRIC and HMGP, NCDOT municipal agreements), ARPA funds and city bonds—but emphasized that many larger projects remain unfunded. Council and staff discussed alternatives for advancing priorities, including reallocating year-end surplus or pursuing grants; staff said smaller projects may be advanced if one-time funds become available.
Councilmembers pressed staff for prioritization details and timelines for design and construction; staff said some projects will need design contracts before construction funding can be sought and that a stakeholder group will help set pedestrian/ADA priorities under a recently awarded NCDOT grant to develop a pedestrian plan.
Staff committed to share additional project photos, cost breakdowns and updated timelines with council and return with more granular prioritization information.
