2006 General Fund Capital Improvement Plan

In the September 9th posting I detailed the entire 2005 General Fund’s Capital Improvement Budget and pointed out not one of the projects was constructed. Below you see a direct and complete quote from the proposed 2006 budget currently before the City Council. In comparing the two, you will see the three projects from the 2005 budget at higher funding levels. The $400,000 for the overlays (chip and seals) and repairs might compensate for $Zero this year.

GENERAL FUND CIP BUDGET

Jacobucci Land Purchase $186,700

Street Overlay & Concrete Repair Program $400,000

West 112th Ave Widening $600,000

Community Center Drive Improvements $400,000

Huron & 104th Intersection $300,000

Huron Street Overlay (Kennedy to 104th) 250,000

Huron Street Overlay (Kennedy to 112th) $200,000

School Flashers $20,000

FISS Financial Management System $164,000

TOTAL $2,520,700

The city staff has verified that Croke reservoir is encroaching into the sub-base of Huron. There is no money budgeted to correct this problem during 2006 in the plan submitted to the Council. Would the Mayor and City Council actually install new asphalt on Huron south of Kennedy without fixing the sub-base? That’s the plan!

Let’s use the Huron overlay money to resolve the conflict between the reservoir and the street. I’ve seen too many examples of a new asphalt installation only to be followed by a street excavation due a lack of planning and common sense.