CIP before joint session of Council, Planning Board

posted on 10/13/2025

City Manager J. Michael Joyal, Jr. will present the proposed FY2027-2032 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to the City Council and Planning Board at a joint workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The joint session begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Conference Room.

After it is presented, the Planning Board and City Council will conduct their own review of the proposed CIP at subsequent meetings. The Planning Board reviews the CIP to ensure the proposed projects are based upon priorities established in the Master Plan. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing and CIP discussion at its Tuesday, Oct. 28 meeting.

Following the Planning Board’s input, the City Council will hold its review and public hearings. The City Council’s CIP adoption process includes three resolutions: adopting the six-year document, approving FY27 capital reserve fund appropriations for non-debt financed projects, and authorizing appropriation and bonding for FY27 debt-financed projects. The CIP’s first-year projects and appropriations will become part of the FY27 municipal budget that City Manager Joyal will present to the City Council in February.

The CIP prioritizes all capital spending of $25,000 or more for items with a useful life of three years or longer. It includes cost estimates, recommended time schedules to complete projects, and financing methods, which include debt financing, the annual operating budget, capital reserve funds, and grant funding. The CIP is the first step in preparing the annual municipal budget.

The Capital Improvements Program webpage will be updated with the proposed FY2027-2032 CIP after the Oct. 15 presentation. Physical copies will be available at the Planning Department’s office in City Hall and the Dover Public Library, which is temporarily located in the McConnell Center.

Click here for the joint workshop agenda. The workshop will be televised on DoverTV and available for on-demand viewing at https://dovernh.viebit.com.