Board adopts York County strategic capital plan with revised prioritization for Big Bethel Road; staff to factor sewer‑rate study

The York County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt a strategic capital plan for wastewater, stormwater and transportation during its Sept. 2 work session, approving a staff recommendation while agreeing to adjust the prioritization of a long‑standing sewer extension request on Big Bethel Road so it receives earlier attention during the upcoming CIP and sewer‑rate study work.

The plan presented to the board lists 18 sewer extension projects, nine stormwater projects, 16 sidewalks, eight crosswalks and 13 vehicular projects; staff placed preliminary, conceptual engineering cost estimates that together total about $170 million. County staff emphasized the plan is conceptual, not a final project scope, and that many cost figures are dated (mostly from about a year earlier) and will change with updated engineering and inflation.

Why it matters: supervisors and staff said the plan will align staff work priorities with board direction and provide a framework for capital improvement programming (CIP). The plan does not by itself authorize construction; CIP and funding actions will follow. Board members pressed staff on stormwater financing, retrofits to meet state TMDL obligations, and the schedule for moving specific sewer projects into CIP.

What the board heard and discussed - Purpose and scope: Public works staff described the plan as an update to a document last prepared about 15 years ago,…