Council restores $1M for street maintenance but demands prioritized, costed 10-street plan

Council members pressed department staff for a clear, prioritized plan after the city manager proposed restoring the street maintenance fund to $1,000,000. ‘‘At least 10 streets should be in priority order," a long-serving council member said, urging the map and cost forecast be returned to the council so residents know which streets will be repaired and when.

Staff said some streets proposed for major reconstruction will require capital funding and CO programs while routine maintenance will be handled from the voter-approved sales-tax maintenance fund. Councilors asked for contractor mobilization costs and comparisons of in-house versus contracted work for each candidate street; the manager committed to bring a costed, prioritized list at the Sept. 8 budget meeting.