Tracy City Council heard its monthly update from Bollig Engineering at Monday night’s regular meeting. Within that update, the question many council members hear from residents was answered.
Multiple council members stated that residents have asked what the city receives for the money spent with Bollig, especially on the side of funding.
“That’s what we get questioned about,” council member Jeri Schons stated. “What are we getting for our money? I think people will be more understanding now that they can see it.”
Laura Ostlie with Bollig explained that the firm has been able to help the City secure $16.2 million in funding. A large part of that is grants that the City will not have to pay back According to Ostlie, the City of Tracy’s investment into planning and funding pursuit has yielded a 60:1 return in opportunities. As of the presentation, $263,259 has been Continued from page 1
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spent with Bollig in planning and funding, producing $16.2 million in total funding. This includes MPCA Wastewater Resiliency; $420,300; SDCP Small Cities: $600,000; LSL Replacement: $425,000; PFA Public Facilities: $14,800,000.
“What has come into the City is just over $16 million,” Ostlie said. “That’s a 60:1 return based on that investment and we’re not stopping at this time. But we wanted to be able to outline to you guys what has been secured so far and what we’re looking at as we continue to do more.”
“I realize that we need to keep moving forward with these projects,” council member George Landuyt said. “But we have to slow down taxing our residents. Somehow, I don’t know how to do that; that’s where you (Bollig) come in.”
City Administrator Jeff Carpenter explained that working with Bollig and catching up with where the City should be on many projects will allow the City to not have to tax as much in the future. Carpenter said the state levy average increase this year was 10.6%, while Tracy’s increase was only 5%.
In other board news:
• The board approved resolution 2026-16-Accepting a donation of $500 to the EDA from Ron McDaniel to be used toward the career fair for high school students, which is scheduled for March 25.
• The board approved resolution 2026-17-Applying to MN Public Facilities Authority for improvements to its municipal drinking, and waste and storm water systems.
