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Stanton introduces $92M five-year capital plan; officials flag $6.6M Uniontown sewer increase
Summary
City staff introduced the FY27'FY31 capital improvement plan, noting a roughly $92 million five-year program, a new environmental sustainability reserve, and an updated Uniontown sewer estimate rising to about $6.6 million; the plan returns for a Feb. 19 public hearing and will go to council in late February.
Jesse Moyer, Stanton's chief financial officer, introduced the city's five-year capital improvement plan (FY27'FY31) at the Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 15, saying the updated plan will return to the commission on Feb. 19 for a public hearing and that council will be briefed the week after.
Moyer said the five-year CIP totals about $92 million across funds, with the general fund carrying the largest portion and dedicated lines for water and sewer. The plan adds a new environmental sustainability reserve beginning at $100,000 in FY27 and increasing to $250,000 over the five-year period to support energy-reduction measures, green infrastructure and flood resiliency projects.
Staff described several continuing and new general-fund projects: a reimagining of Booker T. Washington School ($50,000 initial allocation), a $90,000 recreation master plan in FY27, lake and garden center renovations, salt-equipment storage ($350,000), and previously planned Moxy Stadium field improvements (FY30, $1.8 million). Several VDOT-administered transportation projects were listed that will require local match, including Richmond Avenue/Greenville Avenue intersection work that staff said will need about $1.2 million of local funds.
On the utilities side, Moyer told commissioners that the preliminary engineering report (PER) for the Uniontown sewer has come back with higher figures than prior estimates: design will increase and construction costs are now expected to be about $6.6 million, up from roughly $4.1 million in earlier, higher-level estimates. Staff said the PER is near final and that a posted CIP with revised numbers will appear online early next week.
Water fund items include annual line replacements and phased Richmond Avenue waterline work; staff also proposed a North River pipeline study in FY28 to assess options for addressing a very large potential replacement project. Sewer fund projects include pump-station work, sanitary sewer relocations and staged downtown replacements.
School-system maintenance and renovation needs were described as substantial: while many items are maintenance (roofs, HVAC, generators), the school system's unfunded projects total about $160 million, including regional facility shares that could cost Stanton nearly $10 million. Staff asked commissioners to bring CIP questions forward and offered to provide follow-up information by email if needed.
The commission did not take action on the CIP introduction; the item is scheduled for a public hearing and possible adoption on Feb. 19 before being forwarded to the city council in late February and April.
