Stanton debuts interactive capital‑projects map so residents can track projects, costs and funding

City staff on March 26 demonstrated a new interactive capital‑projects map designed to make the city's capital improvement program more accessible to residents. The map, which will be linked from the city website's search function, allows users to zoom to neighborhoods, filter projects by department and phase, and open project pages that list cost estimates, phases and contact information.

Mr. Knight, who led the demonstration, said the map is "essentially a projects page and interactive project map," and that each map polygon links back to the CIP project sheet. He noted the tool is "still a work in progress" and cautioned that "these polygons have been drawn on by me and Jessica" and are not exact locations for future utilities or construction. He thanked Jessica Wright and other staff for building the tool.

Council members asked for additional detail on funding breakdowns, pie charts by funding source, and the possibility of adding the paving schedule. "It would be nice because if you just look at this as a whole, you'd say, 'How do you guys possibly have that much money?' And the answer is we don't," a council member said, questioning whether the map can make funding sources more transparent. Staff responded that funding origins are pulled from the CIP project sheets and can be refined on a project‑by‑project basis.

Staff said the map will be updated monthly, will point users to a separate live paving map where appropriate, and that the best experience will be on desktop though it also works on mobile. The city plans to share the resource on social media and encouraged council and residents to report typos or missing projects.

The presentation concluded with council praise for the increased transparency and a request that staff explore adding clearer funding breakdowns and a layer for scheduled paving where possible.