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Engineering presents FY2027 plan emphasizing sewer capacity, stormwater improvements and corridor grants
Summary
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos told the Dubuque City Council the Engineering Department’s FY2027 budget focuses on sanitary sewer capacity upgrades, stormwater projects (including the 17th & West Locust reconstruction), and multi-modal corridor grants such as the $18.5M BUILD and RAISE awards to leverage federal funds.
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos presented the Engineering Department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget, outlining a mix of ongoing capital projects, stormwater improvements, and grant-driven corridor work meant to reduce flooding, increase sewer capacity and support multimodal transportation.
Psihoyos opened by reviewing department staffing and recent retirements, then highlighted completed projects including Heeb Street reconstruction ($669,200) and the JFK/32nd intersection ($585,000, largely developer-funded). He described the Old Mill Lift Station expansion—Phases 1–4—to provide 20 million gallons per day of capacity (expandable to 30 mgd) to support future flows and growth.
On sanitary sewer priorities, Psihoyos said Phase 3 work in the Catfish Creek sewershed will increase interceptor capacity by…
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