Bridgeport reviews draft five‑year capital improvement plan totaling multimillion-dollar projects

Borough staff presented a draft 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) on June 9 that lists expected projects, preliminary costs and likely funding sources.

Mr. Truman walked council through year‑by‑year items and funding assumptions, calling out a $700,000 estimate to repair a sinkhole at the wastewater treatment plant (largely insurance‑funded), a $250,000 2023 block‑grant sewer project that includes inlet boxes and ADA ramps, a $642,400 Memorial Park playground rehabilitation, and a $2 million train‑station parcel acquisition that the borough plans to finance via long‑term borrowing. Staff emphasized the CIP is a guiding document, not an automatic spending plan: projects may be deferred, forwarded, funded by grants or financed over time.

Council members praised staff for the level of detail and said the plan gives the public and decision makers a clearer picture of long‑range capital needs. Mr. Truman noted other items on the draft that are marked ‘to be determined’ including replacement vehicles and a placeholder figure for a potential consolidated police/fire/EMS facility.

Why it matters: The CIP frames capital spending priorities and funding strategies over five years and will influence the borough’s 2027 budget decisions and grant‑seeking activity. Staff said much of the work will rely on a mix of grants, insurance proceeds, local matches and debt service and invited public feedback before the council considers formal adoption at a future meeting.

Council did not adopt the document on June 9; staff asked residents and council members to submit feedback before the likely June 23 adoption consideration.