FY 2017-18 FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET

Capital Improvements Program

Expenditure Overview

projects, or 9% of all projects over the next 10 years. Community Services projects planned for FY 17-18 include a number of projects previously approved by City Council, such as Hester and Keeley Park projects, as well as some tennis projects, Downtown Greenway Phase 4, and other projects funded by bonds approved in the 2016 referenda. Neighborhood Development includes a variety of projects funded with bonds approved in 2016 as well, including revolving loan funds, many targeting at-risk or disadvantaged groups and areas within Greensboro. Neighborhood Development projects total $26.7 million. The Public Safety Service Area includes just over $45 million in Fire Department projects making up 3% of the total CIP. The majority of the projects are related to construction of new and replacement of aging Fire Stations.

The FY 2018-2027 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) totals $1,695,812,251 .

Highlights

The Infrastructure Service Area equals just under $1.5 billion or 88.3% of the total adopted CIP spending over the next ten years. The service area consists of Engineering & Inspections, Field Operations, Planning, Transportation, Coliseum, and the Water Resources departments. Projected Transportation capital expenditures over the next ten years total over $630 million, which accounts for 42% of the Infrastructure Service Area and 37% of the total CIP. Projects planned for FY 17-18 include work on the Summit Avenue Streetscape, Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway Extension, and Vandalia Road. The CIP also includes matching funds for a variety of sidewalk projects. Water Resources projects totaling just over $650 million make up 43% of the Infrastructure Service Area and 38% of the total CIP. Water and Sewer projects in FY 17- 18 includes continued work at the TZ Osborne Water Reclamation Facility, which is being upgraded to handle 56 million gallons per day of reclaimed water and will absorb the flow of the North Buffalo Creek plant after it is decommissioned. It also includes ongoing water and sewer line rehabilitation, expansion and renovations, and various projects at the water and wastewater treatment plants and smaller facilities. The Field Operations Department projects total over $91 million, which equates to 6% of the Infrastructure Service Area and 5% of the total CIP. Planned Field Operations projects include ongoing street resurfacing, a Eugene Street Bridge Rehabilitation project, and Phase III of the Landfill Closure, which will close an estimated 21 acres. Projects that fall within the Community Services Service Area account for the second largest project total of the four service areas, including nearly $152 million of Parks and Recreation and Neighborhood Development

Expenditures by Service Area

Community Services, 8.9%

Public Safety, 2.7%

Infrastructure, 88.4%

Adopted FY 2017-18 Budget

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