The City Council is set to vote tonight on first reading on the proposed capital budget.
It will be discussed by the council members at their 3 p.m. agenda session before a first vote at the 6 p.m. meeting.
The FY2014/2015 capital budget includes funding for several capital plans and improvements, including $2.8 million in updates to Miller Park to make it a more active park, a public park at the former Bell School Site in Alton Park ($1 million); repairs to the Walnut Street Bridge ($1.2 million) and the Renaissance Park Pedestrian Bridge ($350,000); road design and improvements to Shallowford Road ($1.4 million), Gunbarrel Road ($700,000) and Shepherd Road ($600,000).
It also includes upgrades to the Interceptor Sewer System as mandated by the Consent Decree ($48 million) as well as water quality infrastructure improvements ($12 million).