Lakewood budget review adds $250,000 for Kendrick Street water-main design
Lakewood City of, Washington · Meeting date: October 19, 2026 · Published: October 20, 2026
Lakewood City Council has reviewed a proposed year-end budget adjustment that would appropriate Water District funding for design of a replacement water main on Kendrick Street SW. The package is scheduled for a November 2 public hearing and November 16 consideration for adoption.
Key points
- $250,000 would be added to the Transportation CIP for design of water-main replacement on Kendrick Street SW between 111th Street SW and 108th Street SW.
- The proposed appropriation is funded by Lakewood Water District under interlocal agreement 2026-068 and is described as revenue-neutral.
- The adjustment would also add $156,230 of transfers to cover surface-water-management expenditures omitted from an earlier budget adjustment.
- Surface Water Management Fund expenditures would rise by $190,156 to $7.64 million under the proposed revision.
Full report
Lakewood City Council’s review of its proposed 2026 year-end budget adjustment includes a $250,000 appropriation for design of a Lakewood Water District-funded water-main replacement on Kendrick Street SW.
The proposed addition would be made to the city’s Transportation Capital Improvement Programme and covers the Kendrick Street SW segment between 111th Street SW and 108th Street SW. The staff report identifies Lakewood Water District interlocal agreement 2026-068 as the funding source, making the adjustment revenue-neutral: $250,000 of revenue would be matched by $250,000 of design expenditure.
The same proposed adjustment includes $7,218 in Water District-funded expenditure for sidewalk repair under interlocal agreement 2025-185, listed as the 112th Sidewalks project from Gravelly Lake Drive to Bridgeport Way SW.
Stormwater is also affected by the package. The Surface Water Management Fund would receive a $156,230 budgeted transfer to the 112th Street project between Farwest Drive SW and Butte Drive SW. Staff said the transfer would cover surface-water-management expenditures omitted from the previous budget adjustment.
Including internal-service-charge corrections and a clean-building-compliance allocation, proposed Surface Water Management Fund spending would increase by $190,156, from $7.45 million to $7.64 million. Its estimated year-end fund balance would fall from $11.84 million to $11.73 million.
The council reviewed the adjustment on October 19; it did not adopt it at that meeting. Staff said a public hearing is scheduled for November 2, followed by council consideration and potential adoption on November 16.
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Source: City Council Regular Meeting and Study Session, Lakewood City of