City of Upland

The City of Upland’s 2025 State of the City presentation and community update highlighted infrastructure investment, public safety, local business growth, and city finances. The largest identified project was the approximately $14 million Foothill Boulevard rehabilitation from Benson Avenue to Reading Way, including road, utility, sidewalk, and curb work; Gentry Brothers was identified as the contractor. The city also discussed one-time outside funding for infrastructure projects and a new all-in-one pothole repair truck that was on order, but the transcript provides no purchase amount or approval vote. Officials described a substantial infrastructure backlog, including about $210 million in street, parking-lot, and alley needs and a reported $30 million sidewalk-maintenance liability. The presentation cited structural deficits of approximately $5.7 million and $6.1 million in the city’s two-year budget.

Officials presented a proposed business-license-tax reform measure, Measure M, as a possible revenue source to support city services and infrastructure. The current fee schedule was last updated in 1994; the proposal would phase in changes over two years, provide discounts for many small businesses, and shift more of the burden to larger businesses. The presentation said the measure would cap fees at $28,000 and keep the revenue local, with auditing and transparency provisions. No vote or formal procurement action is recorded in the transcript.