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Neighbors urge council to fund neighborhood CIP projects; council highlights long-term community process
Summary
At the budget hearing, multiple residents asked the council to allocate CIP funds to neighborhood projects — parklet conversions, active-transportation improvements, a fenced off-leash area, and traffic-calming near a school — and the council emphasized the established CIP process and phased funding options.
Multiple neighborhood residents used the mayor’s FY27 budget public hearing to urge funding for specific capital improvement program (CIP) proposals.
Barbara Basmian asked the council to fund CIP Project No. 64, a median conversion to a parklet in District 6, listing new curb and gutter, irrigation for drought-tolerant landscaping, trees, a bench, and boulders with a projected budget of $52,000 and a letter of support from the Eastbench Community Council.
Matthew Morris urged the council to fund an active-transportation project in Glendale to protect schoolchildren and pedestrians on California Avenue, proposing staged implementation beginning with the Jordan River Trail crossing and improvements near the Dual Immersion Academy.
John Rosswag (chair of the Wasacho Community Council) requested a fenced half-acre off-leash area at Wasatch Hollow Park to balance competing park uses; he said the neighborhood vote supported the proposal. Greta Mallette proposed a traffic-calming safety island and a crosswalk near Rosalyn Heights sports complex to address high speeds and facilitate safe park access.
Council members acknowledged the volume of resident-submitted CIP proposals and highlighted that the city’s CIP program allows neighbors to propose and sustain projects across multiple budget cycles. The council closed the public hearing on the FY27 budget ordinances and referred those items for future action, but did not adopt funding for these individual CIP proposals during the meeting; commenters were told to follow up with council staff and to consult published materials for detailed department analyses.
