2020 City of Shakopee Budget

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Budget Impact: Strategic long-term planning results in a viable, sustainable infrastructure. The five-year capital improvement plan is the workhorse for this planning. Under the plan, projects are developed, planned and initiated. Why is this important? Without it, the city’s infrastructure would begin to fail beyond a point of no return, which could basically bankrupt a city. In 2019, the city milled and overlaid 6.8 miles of streets, reconstructed 1.21 miles of utilities and streets, constructed 0.85 miles of new public roadway (Shenandoah Drive), rehabilitated 0.90 miles of streets and replaced 63 wood light poles. 2020 will be a busy year with the continued redevelopment of Canterbury, including construction of Barenscheer Boulevard. A new regional trail along 12th Avenue east of CSAH83 will connect Quarry Lake park to the city trail system. Similar mill and overlay, reconstruction and rehabilitation projects are proposed, a large street reclamation project and other sanitary sewer, storm sewer and trail, alley and park projects are slated for the upcoming year. The City has a well rounded and skilled staff in place to deliver many of these projects internally, while relying on outside consultants as needed. If you see a roadway with potholes, you can call public works and may find that rehabbing that roadway is in our long term strategic plan. If not, we need to get it in there.