At its meeting on Oct. 26, the City Council approved three resolutions to adopt the FY20242029 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP was first presented to the City Council and Planning Board in September. Following public hearings and a workshop, the Planning Board adopted the CIP earlier in October, recommending the proposal to the City Council, which held additional public hearings prior to the Oct. 26 vote.
The CIP prioritizes all capital spending of $25,000 or more for items with a useful life of three years or longer. Based on City Council financing policy, funding for these items includes bonding, the annual operating budget or other types of financing. This six-year program links infrastructure spending to the goals and values outlined in the city’s Master Plan. Through this process, the city identifies projects within the six-year timeline, based on the priorities established in our Master Plan.
The first year of the adopted CIP will be included in the proposed citywide operating budget, which will be presented to the City Council in February.
Many of the items included in the CIP are annual, ongoing capital projects, such as improvements to streets and sidewalks, wastewater and water system maintenance and improvements, police cruisers, facility maintenance and more.
The initial CIP presentation in September was earlier than in past years following the City Council's ordinance change that moves the citywide budget adoption date to April 15 from June 15.
More information about the CIP can be found on a special section of the city's website devoted to the program, accessible at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/cityoperations/planning/special-projects/cip/. The online resource includes the proposed CIP, which can be viewed or downloaded, and additional information about the projects, by category, in the first year of the CIP.
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