The city of Fountain has finalized its goals for the next two years, emphasizing needed road improvements and a project that would shore up the city’s water security.

The 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, passed on Tuesday along with next year’s budget, sets out what Fountain hopes to achieve or set into motion as a municipality in the next two years.

“I just want to make sure the public understands that we’re doing our best to improve the quality of life in our city,” said council member Frederick Hinton on Tuesday.

The city will keep its “all American” moniker, with a vision statement that describes Fountain as a place “with a strong sense of community, where you know you are home.”

The plan was refined over several meetings this year open to public input. The final plan includes four strategic priorities for the city, each with specific action items — improving public communication, transportation infrastructure, local business support and water and electric security.

Under transportation, Fountain plans to complete an engineering study for the reconstruction of Link Road from Kane Road South to Jimmy Camp Road on the east side of the city. The study should be complete by December of 2026.

The Link Road Project is a three-phase reconstruction of the road expected to be completed in the next three years. One phase, from Squirrel Creek Road to C&S Road, is already complete. According to the city, local businesses are funding the project without the use of tax dollars.

Fountain is also planning to publish a citywide trails map and increase road resurfacing by 10% each year.

For water and electric security, the city’s strategic plan calls for action on a Fountain Reservoir Project, as well as stabilizing utility fund reserves at least three months out.

Water availability is an increasing problem for Fountain, which has rejected several large-scale residential and commercial developments out of concerns about depletion. The strategic plan calls for a revamp of the city’s water master plan by the end of next year.

The 2025 budget also calls for shorter-scale projects that Fountain residents should see started or completed in the coming year. Among the most expensive are the Link Road study, estimated at $625,000, and improvements to Aga Park including the bathroom, splash pad and pickleball/tennis courts — $300,000, $200,000 and $300,000 in the budget, respectively.

“We had a lot that we wanted to narrow down and get to, but as a council we felt that these were some of the most important ones that needed to have some attention,” said Hinton.

Fountain has an overall 2025 general fund balance of more than $42 million. In the budget, the Fountain Police Department is by far the biggest portion at $12 million. The city plans to spend just under $3 million on streets and $2 million on parks next year.