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County outlines 2026 capital priorities: landfill leachate lateral, jail lock replacement and other placeholders
Summary
Staff presented a draft 2026 capital plan that includes placeholders and funding estimates for large projects, including a proposed $1.5 million leachate lateral at the Eastern landfill and a $1 million replacement of antiquated locks at the correctional facility; officials said some projects depend on other counties and grants.
County staff reviewed highlights of the draft capital project plan for 2026 and flagged several large items that could require bonding or grant applications.
Kenneth (staff member) told the legislature that departments submitted capital requests that county staff vetted and forwarded to the capital project committee under the county charter. "This was been discussed before. This is the Eastern landfill leachate lateral...we did put a placeholder for that in the capital project plan for 2026," Kenneth said, and he listed a common share estimate of $1,500,000 for the project.
Kenneth also said a more urgent item was replacement of locks at the correctional facility. He described the existing locks as roughly 30 years old and noted the current supplier plans to discontinue manufacturing the parts, forcing a replacement. The committee put a $1,000,000 placeholder for lock replacement.
Other items in the plan include a possible $125,000 replacement or repair for the old county courthouse generator, ongoing HVAC requests from Fulton‑Montgomery Community College (FMCC) — which requested around $250,000 — and data processing infrastructure requests (discussed separately by staff).
Ken said that some projects rely on participation from other counties or outside partners; he noted coordination with participating counties will be confirmed before bonding. "By the time we come to a point where we would have to bond for this, that would obviously all be with us to make sure that they're all participating at the level that they're supposed to be participating," he said.
Why it matters: the plan identifies multi‑million‑dollar projects and potential grant opportunities that could affect the county’s 2026 capital borrowing and fund‑balance decisions.
What happens next: staff said the capital project committee will continue vetting requests and that the draft plan will be refined before any bonding decisions are taken. Some projects were listed as placeholders pending final partner commitments or grant awards.
Ending: Legislators asked staff for updated cost estimates and confirmations from other jurisdictions; staff said they would follow up with more detailed cost and participation information before any bonding resolution is offered.
