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New General Services department cites $295M in deferred maintenance; FY26 CIP covers about 4%
Summary
Director Gail Johnson told the committee that Richmond’s consolidated General Services department is updating facility condition assessments and estimates $295 million in deferred maintenance; the FY26 generalized capital maintenance budget allocates about $11 million to those needs.
Gail Johnson, director of the newly formed Department of General Services, told the committee the 2019 facility condition assessments showed approximately $295 million in deferred maintenance across the portfolio of city buildings. Johnson said the department is updating assessments, implementing new facility-management software and prioritizing work based on risk and funding.
Johnson said the generalized capital maintenance program, created in FY2023 to consolidate project funding and allow flexibility for emergency or unplanned needs, has averaged roughly $4.5 million per year previously. For FY26 the…
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