| $90 Million CIP program largest since FY87  Some of the larger Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for FY99 include:
Bond Funding ($54.9 million)
Solid Waste - Retrofitting the McKay Bay Refuse-to-Energy facility will start in FY99 with
$11 million of the $80 plus million being spent this year; Water - Productivity
improvements and facility upgrades for the "Water Quality 2000" project ($9
million). Hillsborough River Dam improvements ($2.7 million); Parking - $26 million for
expanding Fort Brooke Garage, a new garage in Ybor City, additional parking for the South
Howard area and a new lot at Lowry Park.
Community Investment Tax ($5.4 million)
Curiosity Creek Pump Station improvements ($1.3 million), Westshore and Commerce
intersection improvements ($1.0 million), Mickey McGuire Creative Arts Center improvements
($566,000), Palma Ceia Drainage improvements ($325,000), Ballast Point Park renovations
($291,000), and Fire Station improvements ($116,000).
Other ($30.3 million)
Street resurfacing, sidewalk construction and reconstruction ($1.8 million), Manhattan:
Gandy to Euclid lane widening ($842,000), Davis Islands Stormwater system rehabilitation
($370,000), Cuscaden Pool improvements ($200,000), South Howard District improvements
($160,000), Beautification and signage on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard ($100,000), and
$100,000 to plant 1,000 trees throughout the City. |
