Meramec Funding Source Database

Capital Improvement Plans are long-term planning documents that schedule major infrastructure improvements and spread the capital costs over many years to avoid large rate increases or getting into a bind when an unplanned capital project is required. CIPs cover installing new assets and rehabilitating or replacing current assets.

A Community Improvement District is a special purpose district whose property owners voluntarily tax themselves to fund public improvements or services to support the community and promote economic development

The Development Impact Fee is a one-time fee assessed by a local government on new development to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public services to the new development.

General Obligation Bonds provide local governments the ability to borrow money to fund infrastructure projects, typically for a low-cost, tax-exempt rate of interest.

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act’s purpose is to accelerate investment in our nations water and wastewater infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost supplemental credit assistance under customized terms to creditworthy water and wastewater projects of national and regional significance.

A Neighborhood Improvement District is a special taxing district whose property owners voluntarily tax themselves to fund public improvements or services to support the community. 

A Public-Private Partnership allows businesses to fund public projects that help them meet their social or environmental goals to ensure a future that is financially sustainable.