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start forecasting and planning; especially with the upcoming renewal of the city’s next 5-Year
Strategic Plan to create a more global vision of what the community wants in their parks and
playgrounds.
The Cemetery Mausoleum upgrade is in the current year budget but has not started construction.
We anticipate that this will be a Spring/Summer project in the current Fiscal Year but may be
transferred to the next fiscal year, which would require the funding be rolled over to cover the
costs of construction. This project was estimated at 1.1 million dollars when first put into the
budget. The city has received bids from Project Managers to complete this work after numerous
sessions with the Cemetery Board related to the design features. We anticipate that potential
contract authorization to be brought before the Commission in the near future and if/once
approved, we can work with the Construction Manager and begin the actual scheduling of the
project.
One area we will need to designate some future time and funds toward will be the replacement
of the HVAC system at City Hall. Quick estimates would put the replacement close to a million
dollars to be able to properly heat and cool the building throughout the year. It will take us months
to put together such a package for either vendors to bid on or another Construction Manager
style program who will help bid out the equipment and the work and this may very well be moved
to next fiscal year, but the cooling of the building this summer will likely come from a significant
repair or potential rental of temporary equipment and obviously, the cost value analysis will
inform that decision.
Free parking is not free as there are operational costs related to maintenance, especially in the
winter with snow and ice that our parking system has more costs than it does revenue. The few
times that payment in lieu of parking have been allowed, have not been enough to sustain the
parking fund without additional expenses coming from the General Fund. The current Road Bond
nor the Gas & Weight Tax money is allowed to used on parking lot maintenance or upgrades, so
the General Fund is left to provide the funding for the general maintenance as well as some
significant repairs of the high traffic areas in the East Central lost in this year’s proposed budget.
There is again a significant proposed Infrastructure Program planned for the upcoming year. This
year’s plan is in the design phase and has been bid out at this point. Once that occurs, staff and
City Commission will need to come together to discuss and make decisions on what the approved
plan for the year is. Some of the potential plans for this year include some water/sewer upgrades
with street reconstruction in the areas of Ann Arbor Trail near Mill St to the train tracks, Joel
between Sheridan and Ann Arbor Trail amongst others. There are also some funds proposed to
be dedicated for the replacement of lead/galvanized water service lines to continue to keep us
in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. Also included in the proposed plan would be
monies available for some street resurfacing of areas that do not require underground work but
the rideability could be improved with street treatments.
The Downtown Development Authority has been actively engaging with the public for the better
part of the last year as the Smith Group is consulting on the upcoming DTP Forward Streetscape
Program. While throughout the process, maintaining what makes Plymouth unique has been
central to the conversations, even refreshes, adjustments, upgrades, etc. will carry significant
cost. The planning and certainly, the engineering have not reached completion, but costs in the
tens of millions are expected. There will need to be an aggressive approach toward available
grant funding to help offset the cost and we expect applying for multiple opportunities and
hopefully stacking grants upon each other.
City of Plymouth 2026/27 Budget
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