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County presents first draft of five‑year CIP; $110 million of requested projects not yet funded
Summary
County staff presented a working draft of the FY26–30 capital improvement plan showing broad priorities and a first-pass funding plan that leaves roughly $110 million in requests unfunded; staff said school CIP requests would be fully funded in the proposal rather than the earlier 90/10 split.
County administrators presented a working draft of the five‑year capital improvement plan (CIP) during board discussion, describing a prioritization exercise and a first draft funding plan for projects proposed for FY26–30.
Why it matters: the CIP determines timing for major projects such as a consolidated government center, public safety facilities, parks improvements and the marina; funding choices affect capital maintenance, debt capacity and the FY26 operating budget.
Staff described an exercise used at the board retreat in which supervisors, department heads and a cross-section of staff marked priorities with colored “dots” to indicate top, mid and low priorities. Staff said some projects showed consistent support across groups (for example, the consolidated government center and certain administrative facilities), while other proposals drew mixed views (the marina improvements received both strong support and objections in the exercise, staff said).
The first draft funding plan totaled projects across five years; staff said the requested program amounted to approximately $441 million over five years (the presentation’s rounded figures were presented as a draft and subject to change). In the draft, roughly $110 million of requests were not funded in the initial plan. Staff noted a number of adjustments relative to the retreat materials: the county would recommend fully funding the school CIP items (instead of a previously discussed 90/10 split), a general services building estimate increased in a later cost version, and the marina request was reduced from about $16.3 million to $14.5 million in the draft.
Staff also listed projects removed or deferred in the initial draft to meet funding constraints, including the full standalone Grove library (staff proposed the library as part of a consolidated government center instead), certain marina phases, a warehouse request, and splash‑pad elements at the Upper County Park. Staff said design work for Fire Station 6 would likely be restored to the five‑year plan but that some equipment purchases might be deferred.
Timetable and next steps: staff said they expect to finalize numbers in the coming weeks to produce the proposed FY26 budget in March. The county scheduled a community budget meeting April 1, a budget public hearing in early April (board referenced April 8) and adoption of the budget in May (target May 13). Staff emphasized the CIP is a working document and will be revised through the budget review process.
Ending: Board members acknowledged the difficult tradeoffs and thanked staff; no final decisions were made at the meeting — staff will return with a proposed CIP and budget for formal review and public hearings.
