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Council reviews cemetery paving, pickleball funding, sewer overages and other FY2027 capital priorities
Summary
At a May 12 budget workshop council members debated several FY2027 wish-list capital and operating items: a cemetery paving proposal with contractor pricing, a continued push for a pickleball facility with partial grant planning, concerns about sewer spending and possible user fees, and smaller park and facility equipment requests; no final budget votes were taken.
Council members used the May 12 budget workshop to assemble wish-list projects for fiscal 2027 and to flag operating lines that may need adjustment.
The most detailed capital request involved cemetery work. A council member proposed concreting a back portion of the cemetery (70–85 yards) to stabilize ground around the memorial; the member provided contractor figures — $580 per yard (labor included), an estimated $930 to cut existing asphalt for a clean edge, and an additional $1,700 to color the concrete to match the memorial. The member noted the work would have to go out to bid. "If we do it all the way around to the end, that's 85 yards ... He's and that's even fixing the dirt work," the member said, and council discussion noted perpetual care funds cannot be used for developing new areas.
Pickleball and other park projects also surfaced: council members recalled prior grant efforts and county funding that did not come through and discussed budget lines of roughly $75,000 earmarked as engineering/match money while total project costs remain uncertain (figures mentioned ranged to $200,000 in earlier estimates). For the rodeo grounds they discussed at least $10,000 for a new water line and the possibility of pulling new line to avoid full trenching.
Operating concerns included sewer spending: staff reported $72,000 already spent with two months remaining and proposed raising the sewer budget to $84,000 to reflect current expenditures. A council member asked why sewer costs were so high and urged staff to confirm the monthly charge; the chair suggested considering user fees or improvement fees for businesses that generate higher sewer costs.
Other items captured on the wish list included new pavilion tables, garbage cans (noted unit cost ~ $500 each), rubber flooring for an exercise area (~$3,000), an electronics/training box (~$5,000), and replacement of a fog/smoke machine. Staff said the tentative budget will be set at the next council meeting and the final budget will be adopted following a public hearing in June. The workshop ended with a motion to adjourn that passed.
