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Coralville proposes new recycling center site, allocates $600,000 from CIP as FY2027 budget gap looms
Summary
Staff proposed relocating Coralville's drive-through recycling center to 2430 James Street with a fabric hoop building estimated at $370,000 to be paid from the Capital Improvement Plan; City Administrator Kelly Hayworth said a bond projection of $1.6 million leaves a more than $400,000 operating gap for FY2027.
Streets and Solid Waste Superintendent Eric Fisher told the Coralville City Council on Feb. 10 that the city's Drive-Through Recycling Center on 1st Street must be relocated to accommodate the Gather Iowa development and that staff has identified a gravel lot south of Highway 6 at 2430 James Street as the preferred replacement site.
Fisher said the replacement would be similar to the current facility, using a fabric hoop building, and that HDR has been working with staff on a site master plan. Fisher estimated the building cost at $370,000.
"The building cost is estimated at $370,000 and there are other associated fees for the site," Fisher said. Councilor Mike Knudson suggested the glass recycling bin be placed so residents can access it without driving through the new facility.
City Administrator Kelly Hayworth proposed paying for the building from the Capital Improvement Plan, which she said has up to $600,000 available. Hayworth said the recycling site serves many people who are not Coralville trash customers and that staff anticipates the building would be completed by late summer 2026.
Hayworth also reviewed wider FY2027 budget projections. She said Financial Advisor Tim Oswald's estimate of bond capacity for FY2027 is about $1.6 million and that $600,000 of that is proposed toward the new recycling center. On operating revenues, Hayworth said staff is re-estimating hotel/motel tax revenues and that a budgeted 8% increase would yield $126,000; she noted current FY2026 collections are trending roughly 12% above the FY2026 budgeted amount. Hayworth said a gap of more than $400,000 remains for operating funds in FY2027.
No formal budget decisions were made at the work session; the conversation was presented as initial planning and staff will return with more detailed proposals as budget work continues.
