City Of Portsmouth Seeks Public Input For Capital Improvement Plan For Fiscal Years 2025-2030

Press release from the City of Portsmouth:

CIP projects are based on capital needs identified by federal and state mandates or regulations, facility and infrastructure assessments and studies, planning priorities (related to implementation of the Master Plan or related studies), and policy priorities based on direction provided by the City Council, and citizen requests.

• Land acquisition; (e.g., a new park area);
• Construction or expansion of a public facility, street, utility or public infrastructure (e.g., a new sidewalk or new pickleball court);
• Rehabilitation of a public facility or public infrastructure provided the cost is $50,000 or more (e.g., improvements to the outdoor pool);
• Design work or planning study related to a capital project or implementation of the Master Plan (e.g., recreation needs study);
• Any item or piece of equipment, non-vehicular in nature, that costs more than $50,000 and has a life expectancy of 5 or more years; or
• Replacement and purchase of vehicles which have a life expectancy of more than 5 years or cost more than $50,000.

• Identified in planning document or study;
• Addresses public health or safety need;
• Alleviates substandard conditions or deficiencies;
• Responds to federal or state requirement;
• Improves quality of existing services;
• Provides added capacity to existing services;
• Reduces long-term operating costs;
• Provides incentive to economic development; or
• Is eligible for matching funds.

This press release was produced by the City of Portsmouth. The views expressed here are the author’s own.