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County staff advance concept for single COMCARE campus; estimate up to $35M build option
Summary
Sedgwick County staff proposed consolidating most COMCARE programs into a single campus to reduce lease exposure and improve integrated behavioral‑health care, presenting an illustrative new‑build budget of roughly $35 million for an 80,000‑square‑foot facility.
County facilities staff and COMCARE leadership presented a proposal to consolidate most COMCARE programs into a single campus, saying consolidation would reduce lease exposure, improve service coordination, and create safer, more modern spaces for behavioral‑health clients and staff.
Andrew Dilts, director of facilities, said COMCARE currently operates from multiple leased locations and that annual lease costs total about $1,081,423. He said the CIP request includes $2.1 million in 2026 for site acquisition or purchase of an existing building, $2.4 million for architecture and engineering in 2027, and, for an illustrative new-build option, construction in 2028 of an approximately 80,000‑square‑foot facility at an assumed $350 per square foot—yielding a…
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