Council to hold streets workshop to prioritize reconstruction, consider bond financing

Council directed staff to schedule a streets workshop for late October to review engineering assessments, prioritization scores (category 1–4) and cost estimates for reconstruction. Staff said wide‑scale reconstruction would likely require bond financing, while routine potholing and small repairs can be handled through the annual budget.

Council members emphasized the need to identify true category‑1 streets (failed road base) versus category‑2 streets that may be nearly as bad; staff said engineers would produce prioritized lists and ballpark cost estimates to help council consider options. The workshop was scheduled so council can consider whether to pursue a bond or phase repairs in coming fiscal years.

Council asked staff to work with engineers and return with mapped priorities and cost scenarios for a follow‑up workshop, with initial target timing in late October or early November depending on engineering availability.