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Dare County adopts five‑year capital improvement plan after debate over Rodanthe EMS and $2.8M communications upgrade
Summary
The board unanimously approved the county’s capital improvement plan; commissioners and staff discussed a $2.8 million unplanned radio/communications cost tied to VIPER upgrades and options for funding the Rodanthe EMS station.
Dare County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s five‑year capital improvement plan after a lengthy presentation on financing, a late $2.8 million communications expense and options for a proposed Rodanthe EMS station.
County staff presented a consolidated CIP listing 57 projects with total program costs of roughly $108.2 million across multiple funding sources. Matt, the county’s new finance director, summarized the plan’s assumptions and debt‑coverage modeling used to test the schedule under differing financing scenarios. Staff said 19 requests were new for the current cycle, with new requests totaling about $18–19 million on top of previously approved items.
County management told commissioners that…
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