Following a vote to obtain and submit the capital enchancment plan on the Jan. 12 Madison Heights Metropolis Council assembly, Madison Heights Mayor Professional Tem William Mier, left, shares his ideas on an upcoming freeway renewal that voters will resolve on in August. Subsequent to him is Toya Aaron, who returned to the council final November.
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MADISON HEIGHTS – Annually, the Metropolis of Madison Heights updates a multi-year plan for capital enchancment purchases and tasks over $5,000. This 12 months’s plan was obtained by the Metropolis Council by unanimous vote and submitted at its Jan. 12 assembly.
Whereas every merchandise would require Metropolis Council price range approval this spring, the doc gives a preview of what town plans to work on over the subsequent 5 years.
Funding breakdown
The town is now in fiscal 12 months 2026, with an allotted quantity of $15.3 million. This is a rise from $14.5 million in fiscal 12 months 2025. Many tasks are phase-funded, which means they’re budgeted over a number of years.
The plan lists estimated funding ranges for acquisitions and tasks over the subsequent 5 years: $10.8 million for FY 2027, $14.19 million for FY 2028, $11.2 million for FY 2029, $10.7 million for FY 2030 and $7.2 million for FY 2031.
The whole five-year plan is $53.9 million. Together with the present price range 12 months, the plan allocates the biggest share of funding – 33.3% – to main neighborhood street and water tasks, adopted by main and native street enhancements at 24%, public security at 16.3%, assortment and distribution methods at 15.1%, leisure and human providers at 6.7%, and authorities and financial improvement at 4.6%.
Rising prices
In accordance with the report, price estimates have been adjusted to bear in mind “increased than regular” inflation charges over the previous two years. This consists of an anticipated price improve of as much as 5% per 12 months for automobiles and three% per 12 months for development tasks.
“This excessive inflation has made it harder to finance tasks as a result of our revenues aren’t rising on the similar price,” stated Melissa Marsh, metropolis supervisor.
Particular millages for roads, strong waste and senior millages present roughly 25% of the funds. Water and sewer taxes present one other 25%, shared state revenues from main/native streets present about 20%, and town’s common fund gives about 27%.
Between this fiscal 12 months and the subsequent five-year interval, annual expenditures for street tasks and gear not supported by a street price allowance vary from $2.7 million to $4 million.
As for street prices, “It is very important notice that the Proposed R-3 millage expires this 12 months, and we are going to search an extension to proceed this funding,” Marsh stated. “This won’t be a tax improve, however a renovation of the two mills particularly for district roads.”
That millage proposal will probably be determined on the poll field in August. If accepted, it is going to proceed to levy the present 2 factories for the subsequent 10 years. As for which space roads will probably be affected and when, employees is presently engaged on a map of roads to get replaced by the millage and can host conferences this spring to coach the general public.
Main roads
Throughout FY 2027-31, Madison Heights will proceed its annual joint and crack sealing program alongside main streets, together with part replacements on 11 Mile Highway, John R Highway (from 10 Mile to 11 Mile roads) and Campbell roads (from 12 Mile to 13 Mile roads). There may also be overlays and reconstructions alongside Progress Drive, North Avis Drive to Dequindre Highway and Edward/Mandolin Avenue.
The plan additionally requires continued security and accessibility enhancements, corresponding to improved sign timing and crosswalks, and American with Disabilities Act compliant ramps, utilizing grant alternatives to fund them.
Native streets funding will handle residential pavement situations by way of joint sealing, pothole repairs and sectioning packages on collector streets corresponding to Couzens and Battelle Avenues and Westwood Drive, with a median price of $1.1 million per 12 months through the plan interval.
Water and walkways
Madison Heights accomplished its citywide sidewalk program in fiscal 12 months 2020, so now town plans to spend $30,000 per 12 months on common alternative through the plan interval.
To exchange the water pipes, town changed the 6-inch forged iron water pipes that had been put in within the early Nineteen Forties with new 8-inch plastic pipes. About 30% of town’s water provide community now consists of plastic pipes. The town is planning ten high-priority impartial water most important alternative tasks for the interval 2026-2031.
As for native sewer enhancements, the plan notes that many sewer strains within the metropolis are greater than 50 years outdated and are liable to deterioration, blockages and collapses over time. In 2019, town inspected and cleaned a part of the sewer system, however the metropolis estimates that roughly 4,500 toes of pipes nonetheless want some type of rehabilitation or restore. Thus, the plan gives roughly $1.25 million in continued sanitary sewer tasks.
The police
The plan requires the alternative of 15 marked police patrol automobiles at a median price of $54,000, not together with extra gadgets corresponding to change lights, radios and computer systems inside, which collectively price one other $15,000 per automobile.
The present contract by way of Axon for video cameras and body-worn cameras expires this monetary 12 months. Axon is providing a five-year contract (practically $732,000), included right here by way of FY 2030.
The plan additionally requires alternative of physique armor, as present vests reached the tip of their guarantee in FY 2025. Roughly 45 vests will probably be changed this fiscal 12 months. Roughly six vests per 12 months will should be changed till fiscal 12 months 2031. The whole price over 5 years is roughly $35,000. The town certified for an $8,100 grant for physique armor this fiscal 12 months and can proceed to hunt grants by way of the identical program every year.
Hearth and EMS
The town’s 911 reporting gear will probably be up to date to a extra trendy platform that can require new {hardware} and software program. This can price $98,000 in FY 2027, adopted by $48,000 yearly for the subsequent 4 years to cowl subscription, upkeep and help prices.
The roof of fireside station No. 1 must be changed. The present roof dates from 2004 and had a lifespan of 15-20 years. The roof is leaking and broken ceiling tiles. The alternative is budgeted over a number of years, starting this fiscal 12 months, with precise alternative anticipated in fiscal 12 months 2028, at a complete price of $700,000.
A complete of seven fireplace automobiles and gear are scheduled for alternative from this fiscal 12 months by way of FY 2031. This consists of phased funding for a brand new pump truck ($1.4 million), starting in FY 2028, in addition to the alternative of 4 ambulances, and phased funding for the alternative of the 1997 aerial platform, starting in FY 2027.
Almost $168,000 will probably be spent yearly to exchange 26 emergency medical gear, a part of a program that can save town at the very least $78,000 over the subsequent 4 years. Funds are additionally out there for a primary responder coaching manikin ($24,000), in addition to changing the fireplace hose ($7,000 per 12 months), the firehouse mattress frames and mattresses ($9,000), a big diameter hose ($45,000) and a thermal imaging digicam ($28,000).
Parks and extra
For gear on the Division of Public Companies, town plans to buy a brand new van ($65,000), a 1-ton dump truck ($80,000), a tandem dump truck ($300,000) and an gear trailer ($25,000). There are additionally plans to part in repairs to the HVAC system at DPS and substitute the storage roof ($600,000).
5 automobiles used for constructing inspections and code enforcement will probably be changed in fiscal 12 months 2028-29, with every automobile costing $43,000. Parts of the Civic Middle parking zone for the police and fireplace departments will probably be changed, with the primary part costing $100,000 (fiscal 12 months 2026) and the second part costing $150,000 (fiscal 12 months 2027-28). Election tabulation gear may also get replaced through the 2027-2028 monetary 12 months at a value of $230,000.
The plan additionally requires cloud storage upgrades, firewall upgrades, fiber upgrades to exchange the community connecting the municipal buildings at Civic Middle Plaza, safety towards energy surges and outages, and extra.
On the library, the plan consists of $5,000 this fiscal 12 months and yearly all year long to broaden choices within the Inventive Tech Area – a makerspace with actions corresponding to electronics, stitching, laser reducing, woodworking and extra.
Lastly, the plan consists of greater than $3.6 million in park investments over the subsequent 5 years, together with $300,000 in park gear. Fiscal 12 months 2027 will deal with main enhancements at McGillivray Park, at 12 Mile Highway and Stephenson Freeway, together with a $200,000 playscape alternative, a $150,000 “Magic Sq.” alternative and $150,000 in parking zone reconstruction. The town may also spend money on Rosie’s Park, with ball discipline rehabilitation, parking zone enhancements and new shaded gathering areas.
In his closing remarks, Mayor Professional Tem William Mier stated renewing street visitors in August will probably be vital.
“We’re not asking for a rise. We’re simply going to resume it as it’s,” Mier stated. “(Even then) we will definitely not have the ability to cowl all of the roads that want repairs. That’s the reason we’re prioritizing it and doing our greatest.”
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