Bowling Green outlines utility and infrastructure projects, from water improvements to an electric rate study

Unidentified Speaker said the city made significant 2025 investments across water, wastewater and electric systems and described planned projects for 2026.

Projects completed or advanced in 2025 included Carter Park ball field lighting upgrades, construction work at the water treatment plant's low-service pump station and major water infrastructure improvements along South Main Street. The city also advanced critical work at the water pollution control plant and began an electric distribution study to identify future system needs.

Looking to 2026, the speaker said the city will complete an electric cost-of-service study to support a multi-year rate plan, upgrade water towers to protect water quality, expand treatment capacity at the water treatment plant, and continue wastewater improvements to ensure regulatory compliance during wet weather events. The engineering department added a capital projects manager in 2025 to strengthen project planning and management, and the Bridal Road shared-use path linking schools with neighborhoods was named as a near-term active-transportation project.

City officials framed these efforts as planning-focused work intended to preserve reliability and position Bowling Green for continued growth; the address did not provide detailed project budgets or firm start/end dates for most items.