County budget includes mower, retaining wall and equipment requests; some capital rolled from FY25

County staff across Public Works divisions summarized capital requests for FY26 that include equipment replacements, facility repairs and rollovers of pending vehicle orders.

Environmental operations staff described a planned timber-tie retaining wall replacement at the Sharptown Drop-Off Center, with design and construction estimated at $90,000 because of rusted metal components and bowing timber. The division also proposed purchasing two mowers for $26,100.

Roads division staff said the FY25 dump truck order has not arrived and that an FY24 order remains pending; they proposed rolling over funds for the earlier order and purchasing an additional truck. Presentation figures referenced roughly $180,000 to roll over and $190,000 for a new truck.

Grounds and building maintenance asked for replacement mowers (including a front-mount mower) and a rotary boom attachment to support athletic-field maintenance. Building maintenance also proposed continuing HVAC replacement programs for the courthouse and county office building and holding $130,000 in the budget for a library roof, pending grant decisions.

In environmental operations, staff said Nicholson landfill methane monitoring costs will rise by about $6,330 because an incumbent vendor may not continue service; staff described negotiating with alternatives and a recommendation for more frequent but lower-cost per-event monitoring.

No votes occurred during these presentations; staff requested funding authority in the FY26 budget and said they would return with procurement or bid information as required.