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Consultant outlines five‑year CIP for San Luis and says bonds/secondary property tax are options; staff to seek public input

City of San Luis City Council (budget retreat) · April 18, 2026
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Summary

CIP consultant Anthony Arasa presented the city's new five‑year capital improvement program, described project categories and delivery methods, and suggested funding tools including general obligation bonds and a secondary property tax that would go to voters.

Anthony Arasa, the city’s capital improvement program (CIP) consultant, presented a five‑year CIP at the retreat, explaining the program is intended to catalog and prioritize one‑time, large capital projects such as road reconstruction, water/wastewater facilities, parks, buildings and public safety investments.

Arasa cited an Arizona Revised Statute requirement for a five‑year program and explained that a capital project typically has a life of more than one year and is capitalized when the estimated cost meets the city’s threshold (roughly $15,000, with stated exceptions). He described stages of projects from…

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