Supervisors adopt FY26–FY30 capital improvement plan with constrained spending; animal shelter and registrar equipment highlighted

Campbell County supervisors voted to adopt the county’s FY26–FY30 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) after a staff presentation and board discussion that emphasized constrained revenues and a conservative funding approach for FY26.

What the CIP covers and board action: County Administrator Frank Rogers presented the draft CIP and recommended adjustments to keep the FY26 local contribution level at the FY25 amount ($3,000,000 local share) and to balance the plan against conservative revenue estimates. The board approved the recommended CIP on a voice vote.

Key items and changes in the FY26 column: - Animal shelter: The board kept the animal shelter commitment but the administrator spread the county’s planned share across FY26 and FY27 (approximately $826,000 in FY26 and $1.7M in FY27) pending fundraising updates expected by December. - Registrar/voting equipment: The registrar requested $380,000 for electronic poll books and voting equipment. The administrator included the request in the plan, but board members asked whether state reimbursements might cover equipment; staff said state-level budget proposals were still being reviewed and they were skeptical of new state funds for this year. - Public safety and sheriff: The administrator recommended fully funding the sheriff’s public-safety requests (ambulances, equipment). The board deferred no changes to public-safety requests. - Recreation and other requests trimmed: The administrator recommended reducing recreation funding for FY26 from $580,000 requested to $25,000 to hold a small amount for park-level needs; other department requests were reduced to match available funds. - County vehicle replacement: The vehicle replacement request was trimmed to a small balance ($110,000) to reflect…