Town of Normal releases annual Community Investment Plan
Written by June Delahunty on January 14, 2026
NORMAL, Ill. – The Town of Normal has released its new Community Investment Plan (CIP) for the next five years, along with a digital tool to help citizens understand it.
Director of finance Andrew Huhn says Normal expects to spend about $188 million on its operations during the period. Most of that money goes to transportation costs, such as routine road work and repairs.
“The CIP is just a way to transparently show people, here’s the spending plan for the next five years,” Huhn said.
The Town of Normal creates a CIP report every year, but the digital tool is a newer development. Not only is it helpful for transparency, but allows people to specifically see the times, costs and purposes of projects happening in their neighborhood.
“We’re pretty proud of it,” Hahn said. “We enjoy sharing it with the residents and the council.”
Hahn said this year’s report shows lower spending than last year, not because of actual reductions, but because several major projects, including the fire station reconstruction, have been completed and no longer fall within the five-year window.
The full report, as well as the digital tool, can be found on the Town of Normal website.
