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Ottawa County commissioners review five-year capital improvement plan; administrators propose building strategic plan
Summary
County staff presented a draft fiscal‑year 2026–2030 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), outlining ongoing and proposed projects — from building automation and ADA work to courthouse security and parks — and recommended creating a countywide building strategic plan to guide long‑term facility decisions.
County administration presented a draft five‑year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) covering fiscal years 2026–2030 and asked the Board of Commissioners to review the plan and the proposed next steps before formal consideration later this month.
"This is a fiscal year 26 to 2030 plan," said Staff member Karen, the presentation lead, describing the CIP packet and how projects, funding sources, current approved amounts, encumbrances and unencumbered balances are shown. She told commissioners the packet combines countywide projects, including parks projects funded by the parks millage, so commissioners can see the county's overall capital needs in one document.
Karen said the plan lists projects already funded and those proposed for future years. She walked commissioners through several categories and examples, including countywide exterior door replacements (recommended in 2026), phased replacement of jail air‑handling units, a countywide building automation system (the administration estimates a…
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