The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously to adopt its Capital Improvement Program for FY 2027.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - At its Thursday regular meeting, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted unanimously to adopt its Capital Improvement Program for FY 2027, setting its priorities for what projects will receive funding in the coming years.
“A lot of things you don’t like visually see because they’re like energy efficient-type of jobs. So, you might be warmer in the building, but you don’t realize like the impact of it in the long term,” explained assemblymember Tammie Wilson. This year already saw $16 million added back into the current CIP, being added to the $17 million already there to allocate around $33 million total toward a new animal shelter facility to replace the borough’s current one, which assemblymember Scott Crass said is in desperate need of repair. Wilson, who voted against the added $16 million, said she was frustrated that concerns she has heard from veterinarians about flaws in the building’s current design are not being addressed by the current administration.Other projects set for funding in the next fiscal year include improvements to the Dan Ramras Community Tennis Courts and upgrades to Pioneer Park. “We are upgrading the playground, the train, shoring up the trestles for the train, the Gold Rush Town, the, kind of that original A67 site. We’ve got work going on the foundations and roofs and a lot of those historic buildings and improving the office there in the Alaskaland Park,” Crass said. A multi-purpose building in the Birch Hill area, a popular skiing destination, has also been selected for funding to be scoped out. Wilson expressed enthusiasm for projects in the school district, which included new boilers at Lathrop High School and Weller Elementary School, as well as upgrades to the track at Lathrop, which sees use by community members and organizations. “A lot of organizations actually use that field during the summertime for, I think, basically the senior games and other events, and right now they’re having to like try to split between that and other high schools, so it just makes it harder to do events,” Wilson said. Both assemblymembers pointed out that public support fell strongly behind athletic resources, including efforts toward a pickleball court, the Birch Hill facility, and the Lathrop track. Meanwhile, a $200,000 project which would have scoped an indoor soccer field in the borough was pushed back one year, which Crass said was done so the assembly could more specifically determine the amount it would cost. These decisions are still subject to the budget process, where during April and May the assembly will discuss, potentially amend and appropriate funds for the FY27 CIP projects. Wilson said this time period will bring an opportunity for residents to make their voices heard about what projects they would like to see funded, either through email or public testimony.PFD amount separate issue, state senator says, as lawmakers learn Permanent Fund had strong yearAlaskan hockey player wins Olympic gold
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