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Willows City adopts $5‑year capital improvement program, includes $8.8M placeholder for police station
Summary
The council adopted a five‑year CIP covering 2025–29 after a public hearing; the final plan includes a placeholder $8.8 million police station project and elevated estimates for wastewater pond liners pending state coordination.
Willows City Council voted June 23 to adopt its five‑year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2025–29 after a staff presentation and public hearing.
City Engineer Lori Loaiza presented the final CIP and described several updates since February, including moving incomplete projects into FY 2026–27, coordinating sanitary‑sewer work with the rate study, and adding a separate capital project entry for a proposed Willows City police station. Loaiza said the police station amount is an approximate placeholder; the packet shows a planning number of about $8.8 million that will be refined by subsequent studies.
Council discussion focused on reconciling the CIP with the sewer rate study. Council members asked why totals differed between the two documents and sought clarity about projected costs for wastewater pond liners and other sewer projects; Loaiza said the rate study conservatively included roughly $1.4 million for pond liners while the CIP reflects a worst‑case need of $3.639 million so the city can plan for contingency and not prematurely raise rates.
After asking questions and hearing no unresolved public objections, the council adopted the resolution approving the 2025–29 CIP by roll‑call vote.
Why it matters: The CIP sets multi‑year priorities for infrastructure and influences rate studies, grant applications and the timing of bond or parcel tax proposals. Council members said the plan is a living document and that the first year becomes the capital budget.
What to watch: Staff will refine line‑item costs for major projects (including the police station) and continue coordination with state agencies and the sewer rate study; the council discussed funding options including a Mello‑Roos community facilities district, targeted grants, and phased approaches to restore municipal police services.
Vote: The council adopted the CIP resolution by roll call; recorded votes in the transcript indicate the motion carried unanimously among present members who voted on the resolution.
