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Council approves submission of 2026 ICIP to state despite dissent over project choices (6-1)
Summary
The council voted 6-1 to submit the 2026 Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan (ICIP) to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration; one councilor raised concerns about the structure of specific projects on the list, including a dormitory and the proposed permanent emergency operations center.
Los Alamos County Council approved submission of its 2026 Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan (ICIP) to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration on June 24 by a 6-1 vote.
County staff presented the ICIP packet and noted supplemental material from emergency management describing needs for an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) should funding become available. County manager staff said the item follows prior work-session discussion and recommended submission of the ICIP list to the state.
Councilor Regor spoke in opposition during discussion, questioning the structure and rationale for items on the ICIP list. "There's a couple of things on here that I don't think we really have thought through very well. And one of them is the Manhattan Project dormitory, which I think we should reconsider how that project is structured. And the other is the EOC, like, putting up a permanent building with something that should be mobile. I just don't quite follow it," Regor said.
Councilor Neil Clinton moved approval of the submission; Councilor Reedy seconded. The roll call vote was 6 in favor, 1 opposed (Councilor Regor). The county will forward the ICIP to DFA for consideration; project-level decisions and funding awards, if any, will follow state review and subsequent county budget processes.
