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Bozeman adopts $300 million five‑year capital improvement plan; commission cites College Avenue, water projects
Summary
The City Commission adopted the FY2027–2031 Capital Improvements Plan unanimously, emphasizing College Avenue renovations, Fowler Avenue connector work and water‑reclamation investments. Finance staff noted the CIP is a planning document and funding will be addressed during the budget cycle.
The Bozeman City Commission on March 24 unanimously adopted the City’s FY2027–2031 Capital Improvements Plan, a multi‑year planning document commissioners said will guide budget discussions this spring and summer.
Finance Director Melissa Hudnut told the commission the CIP is a planning document that does not guarantee funding but frames priorities for the upcoming budget process. “When we talk about the budgets, in May and June, we will talk about the capital plans again,” Hudnut said, noting departments submitted requests beginning in September and staff had presented work sessions in December and March.
Commissioners highlighted several projects in the plan. Commissioner Bode identified College Avenue renovations and the Fowler Avenue connector as priorities; Deputy Mayor Fischer described the plan’s five‑year total as roughly $300,000,000 and also called out unscheduled totals that staff flagged as longer‑term needs. "It's a $300,000,000 investment in our city's future over the next five years," Deputy Mayor Fischer said.
Commissioners emphasized next steps: the CIP will be folded into biennium budget and rate discussions in June, when appropriations and funding sources will be evaluated. Commissioner Bode moved to adopt the CIP; the motion passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote.
Staff and commissioners also referenced the transportation and engineering presentation earlier in the meeting (fleet management, in‑house paving and an organics collection pilot) as examples of the operational work the CIP supports. The city manager and finance staff said they will present rate impacts and fund‑level discussions in June and July as part of formal budget adoption.
The commission’s adoption moves the CIP from draft into the budget‑integration phase; project funding and timing will be set later this spring and summer during the city’s formal budget process.
