City of Carbondale asking for residents’ input to enhance community and neighborhoods
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) – The City of Carbondale is once again looking for investment Projects.
Every fall, the City of Carbondale asks for input and ideas from Community Members for projects and improvements that could enhance neighborhoods and the community.
Residents are encouraged to provide input with the city for future projects.
This input is an important part of the City’s budgeting process and aids in the development of the City’s Five-Year Community Investment Program (CIP).
The Five-Year CIP is the budget document that outlines the City’s construction projects for the next five years; typical projects that are included in the CIP are infrastructure-related projects such as streets, sidewalks, storm sewers, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities, traffic signals, drainage improvements, public buildings, parking lots, sanitary sewers, water mains, and waste treatment or wastewater treatment plant improvements.
The CIP funding does not include maintenance projects to fix things such as potholes, street resurfacing, signs, pavement markings, traffic signal concerns, tree trimming and ditch maintenance.
The City’s Engineering Division will look over all project suggestions and formulate recommendations for each suggestion. Recommendations will then be reviewed by City Council in November and decisions will be made on which projects should be included in the FY 2026 Five-Year CIP.
In January the city will go over its budget preparation and City staff will then prioritize and match proposed projects with available funds. After this process is complete, the draft Five-Year CIP will be presented to City Council for consideration in early spring.
If you would like to submit a project or idea you can do so through this link
The deadline for proposed projects is Friday, November 1, 5:00 PM.
For more information contact Carbondale’s Public Relations at 618-713-0711.
