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Central council approves $3.2 million from half-cent sales tax for road repairs
Summary
Council approved a budget amendment to allocate $3.2 million from the half-cent sales tax for road repairs, targeting 12 miles of streets this year across named subdivisions including Indian Mounds and Twin Lakes.
The City Council of the City of Central on May 26 approved an ordinance amending the 2025–26 budget to appropriate $3.2 million from the half-cent sales tax for road repairs across multiple neighborhoods.
Council members Lazero and McKenna sponsored the budget amendment, which the council approved after a short presentation describing the intended repairs. The appropriation covers work in Indian Mounds, Twin Lakes, Rambling Oaks, Ashford Lane, Caramel Acres and Comet Hills. Public works staff said the program will repair roughly 12 miles of roadway this year, part of a four-year plan that would rehabilitate about 44–45 miles if continued.
Council members framed the allocation as part of an aggressive pavement-rehab effort; the administration said keeping a steady program of repairs could restore the city's road network on a multi-year cycle without incurring large one-time costs. The ordinance passed on roll call with unanimous affirmative votes among members present.
Next steps: staff will proceed with contracting and scheduling repairs in the listed subdivisions and report progress to the council at future meetings.
