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Finance committee reviews draft 2026–2030 capital improvement plan, flags $31.3 million borrowing need
Summary
The finance committee reviewed a draft 2026–2030 capital improvement plan that lists roughly $81 million in capital requests and shows a $31.3 million general-levy borrowing need; staff said the packet is a department request draft and recommended further prioritization before final borrowing decisions.
The Finance Committee on Sept. 9 reviewed a draft 2026–2030 capital improvement plan that, as presented by Director Ellingbacker, lists roughly $81,000,000 in capital requests and estimates $31,332,000 in general-levy borrowing if all items proceed as submitted.
"This is a draft at this point," Director Ellingbacker told the committee, describing the packet as the department heads' requests and not a final borrowing recommendation. He said the packet breaks requests into major projects, fleet and equipment and that some items listed have been on previous years' lists while others are newly added.
The packet, staff said, groups funding sources and shows about $18,000,000 of other funding currently identified; with those offsets the plan still would require borrowing in…
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