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Washington staff outline $13.5M five-year capital plan; council asks for clearer project details before budget season
Summary
Staff presented a five-year Capital Improvement Plan totaling roughly $13.5 million for FY26 and beyond, covering streets, stormwater, water and sewer projects and funding sources. Council members asked for project-level descriptions, priorities and funding specifics to inform upcoming budget decisions.
City staff presented a draft five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at the Feb. 10 Committee of the Whole that lists an estimated $13.5 million in projects for FY26 and a multi-year program of roads, stormwater, water and sewer work.
Dennis (planning/engineering) and Joanie (finance/staff) walked the council through completed projects and proposed priorities, including Freedom Parkway, Ninger realignment, Katherine Street phases, Devonshire sequencing and the engineering work tied to the 223 property (road and pond design). Staff noted stormwater-bond proceeds will pay several priority projects in FY26, and that other funding sources (grants, state revolving loans, half‑percent home-rule sales-tax for stormwater) were being pursued to reduce reliance on general fund dollars.
Council members pressed for more usable information in advance of budget deliberations: Alderman Blundy asked that each CIP line item include a plain-language project description, justification, prioritization and explicit funding source so both council and the public can make informed choices. Staff said detailed entries are available in the city’s ClearGov budgeting software and committed to providing the project-level documentation and PDFs of the CIP map for council review before formal budget hearings.
Staff emphasized that the five-year plan is a working document and that later-year projects are illustrative and subject to funding shifts and grant availability. Council members asked staff to prioritize year-one and year-two projects for the FY26 budget and to provide the analysis requested in time for the budget process.
