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Planning Commission reviews FY2027'2032 CIP priorities; East Street and rails-with-trails design work highlighted

City of Frederick Planning Commission · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented the city's CIP priorities, noting requested design funding for East Street, a $545,000 federal design allocation for the Rails-with-Trails bridge, ongoing downtown flood mitigation and sidewalk retrofit work, and continued development of the streets master plan; commissioners pressed for timelines and water-supply analysis tied to growth.

Gabrielle Collard of the planning department presented the Planning Commission's annual Capital Improvements Program (CIP) review at the Feb. 17 workshop, walking commissioners through projects the commission may recommend to the mayor and city council for FY2027'2032 priorities.

Collard highlighted East Street design work (between 5th and Market streets) and said $750,000 in design funding is being requested. She noted a $500,000 grant had previously supported a downtown streetscape study and that the Rails-with-Trails project has begun Phase 3 design for a…

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