Funds to address issues with a downtown parking garage on South Broadway are not included in a 2018 budget for the city of Poplar Bluff.
It will likely be at least 2019 before officials could have the money to find a solution for the 40-year-old concrete structure.
It was closed almost a year ago after structural engineers found large cracks and other areas of concern.
City officials said at the time bids would be taken for repairs and additional testing was needed to determine the extent of the damage.
The city has received verbal, rough estimates from Smith and Company that repairs would top $100,000, said city manager Mark Massingham.
Another verbal, rough estimate from a contractor puts a price tag of $140,000 on removal of the two-story garage, he said.
Bids would need to be taken for either option, Massingham said.
Massingham has completed a draft 2018 budget, which will be voted on Wednesday, Dec. 27, by the city council. The budget must be approved by Jan. 1.
The city does not have the money for either repairs or removal in 2018, he said.
A separate tax supports a fund that pays for structure repairs and equipment needs.
The capital improvement fund is expected to take about $439,000 or just over 16 percent of 2018's capital spending from the its cash reserve.
Total capital spending is proposed at almost $2.7 million.
Much of this covers a final payment for bonds that relate to construction of the Black River Coliseum, golf course expansion, sports complex and library addition. At almost $1.2 million, this is the largest payment on this debt. The debt was refinanced in 2009.
The city does not expect to make a payment next year on debt related to the purchase and renovation of Northwest Medical Center, Massingham said.
Payments for the new city hall, police department and city court are expected to be less than $700,000 when they begin in 2019, he said.
The city's general fund has deficit spent for the past three years, and is expected to do so again in 2017 and 2018.
It has dipped into cash reserves to pay for new technology, as well as the regular operating expenses of the city.
The general fund cash reserve could drop below $1 million by the end of 2018.