FY 2026-27 budget: roads, reserves and sports fields
Summary
The council adopted next year's budget with $3 million in added capital projects, including $200,000 to fix pickleball and basketball courts and $1 million more for arterial street paving. A contested 3-2 vote put $300,000 toward the worn Marco Forster sports fields this summer.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Adds $3 million in capital spending backed by general fund surplus; the street paving contingency grows to $3.2 million.
Youth sports users of Marco Forster fields, drivers on Del Avion and San Juan Creek Road, and pickleball and basketball players.
Hart warned the $300,000 comes effectively from reserves, contrary to the council's 50% reserve-target commitment.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council, Housing Authority, Successor Agency Meeting and Public Financing Authority - Jun 16, 2026
The council adopted next year's budget with $3 million in added capital projects, including $200,000 to fix pickleball and basketball courts and $1 million more for arterial street paving. A contested 3-2 vote put $300,000 toward the worn Marco Forster sports fields this summer.
City Council and Successor Agency Meeting - May 19, 2026
The city is projecting $45.5 million in general fund revenue next year with a $3.2 million surplus, and the council wants it spent on finishing street projects, keeping the 50% reserve target full, and starting a sports-field maintenance program. Cooks Park gets the $700,000 freed up from the shelved Stonefield turf project.
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