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Duluth unveils 2026 capital‑improvement and equipment plan including rolling‑stock requests
Summary
City staff presented a 2026 capital plan that includes $211 million in infrastructure improvements (five‑year plan ~ $396 million), a 2026 equipment request of about $7.2 million, and targeted rolling‑stock bonding to address a $25 million fleet backlog and long lead times for plow trucks.
City staff presented a detailed capital‑improvement and equipment plan for 2026 and the coming multi‑year horizon, outlining funding sources, priorities and targeted bond use.
Budget Manager Melissa Harold said the council is being asked to approve a plan that will be spent starting in January, with bond sales in the following fiscal cycle to reimburse eligible expenses. Harold characterized capital improvements as infrastructure projects such as facilities, roads, sewers and parks, and noted that bond‑eligible facilities include city hall, libraries, public safety and public works buildings.
Harold said the 2026 capital‑improvement universe displayed to council totaled about $211,000,000 with a five‑year pipeline just under…
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