Thank you for your interest in the 2006-2011 Capital Improvement Program, the annual planning document produced by the City of Cadillac to provide for the allocation of resources to capital projects over the period of five years. This document is a collaborative effort by each and every department within the City. Planning for capital expenditures is a critical phase of the City's commitment to fiscal responsibility, and integrates many City departments. When streets are removed and replaced, the underlying water and sewer infrastructure is upgraded as well. This type of integration prevents streets from having to be destroyed before their condition calls for it due to problems with underlying infrastructure. This is just one example of the benefits of this program.

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2006-2011 Capital Improvement Program (Entire Document - 6MB)

2006-2007 Proposed Projects (1.78MB)

2007-2008 Proposed Projects (1.61MB)

2008-2009 Proposed Projects (875KB)

2009-2010 Proposed Projects (997 KB)

2010-2011 Proposed Projects (1.27MB)

 

City Manager's Transmittal Letter:

August 31, 2005

Mayor Blanchard and City Councilmembers:
Within this document you will find the Capital Improvement Program for the period of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011. This five year budget is $16,643,400, which is significantly above the previous five year programs due largely to the State of Michigan removing and repaving Mitchell Street from Pearl to Thirteenth Street. This is a massive undertaking and while the streets are torn open, the utilities will be replaced where appropriate. Grants are being written for as many projects as possible to offset the the cost shown in this document. In the first year items such as the weed control in Lake Cadillac is included as well as donations and grants for the final phase fo the Greenway project that will allow for the development of a path connecting Lake Cadillac with the CASA sports fields on the north end of the city. In the second yer over three million dollars of grant projects are anticipated to be undertaken as well as over a million dollars for the search of an additional water supply. Year four again reflects the Mitchell Street reconstruction of over two million dollars through the State of Michigan. In the final year another two million
dollars in construction on Mitchell Street is anticipated. Of the seventeen million dollars expected to be spent over the next five years, almost half of it will be from grant dollars which will be brought into this community. The various projects listed will be reviewed each year to examine their applicability and to ensure we are able to fund them before the actual activity begins.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns with regard to what is being presented in this document. I look forward to Council's review and ultimate approval of this most important planning tool. Future revenue restrictions promise to challenge our ability to fully implement the budget as presented, but it is still very important for us to plan appropriately for replacement of the equipment and public infrastructure necessary for a successful and vibrant local community. Special thanks go to the City department heads led by Dale Walker for their input and significant effort in the development of this document.

Respectfully submitted,

Peter D. Stalker
City Manager