CIP project-by-project review
Summary
After lunch, the Commission walked the capital improvement list item by item — seawalls, bayou dredging, bridges, sidewalks, street resurfacing, undergrounding power lines, affordable housing, and city buildings. Vice Mayor Ohlrich pushed the page-by-page format, and Mayor Trice floated a public dashboard showing when each project starts and ends.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
$104,405,000 requested for the first year of the five-year program.
Neighborhoods receiving sidewalks, lighting, resurfacing, and drainage improvements.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Commission (Regular) - Sep 8, 2026
Residents were blindsided by last-minute changes moving $86,000 from Hudson Bayou dredging, $5 million from the Bobby Jones Nature Park to the clubhouse, and $475,000 from traffic calming. Staff defended the moves; the resolution passed.
City Commission Workshop - Budget - Jul 28, 2026
After lunch, the Commission walked the capital improvement list item by item — seawalls, bayou dredging, bridges, sidewalks, street resurfacing, undergrounding power lines, affordable housing, and city buildings. Vice Mayor Ohlrich pushed the page-by-page format, and Mayor Trice floated a public dashboard showing when each project starts and ends.
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