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Engineering director reviews capital projects, G.E. pump station grant work and proposes modest stormwater fee changes
Summary
The engineering director updated council on street resurfacing, greenway and wastewater projects, described grant activity on a pump station and WARF expansion, and proposed modest fee additions for stormwater review expected to net about $45,000 annually.
The engineering director told councilors the department completed 2.26 miles of street resurfacing, the Nevin Greenway and the Lebanon Trail Connector and has work underway on the Clay Street project and other utility projects.
He described grant and federal‑funding work tied to the GE pump station and the WARF expansion and said both efforts appear likely to receive funding. "Both of those appear to be headed in the right direction and actually receiving funding," he said, noting staff involvement with federal representatives on grant pursuit.
The director explained a proposed $1 per square‑foot addition on certain nonresidential storm‑sewer reviews and a residential stormwater management fee (about $25 per lot) to address back‑end inspections and enforcement where lots are not built to plan. He estimated those changes could generate roughly $45,000 annually to help cover review costs.
He also noted the city anticipates reviewing and approving a high volume of lots in the coming year — the department cited about 749 lots on the FY26 projection — and explained some projects are multi‑phase so fee timing will vary.
Councilors asked how the fees balance with recovery expectations; the director said the goal is to collect about 80% of engineering budget costs via fees where appropriate, acknowledging some city work is not recoverable.
