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Leesburg planning commission reviews proposed 2026–2031 capital improvements plan
Summary
Town staff presented a draft 2026–2031 Capital Improvements Plan proposing 92 projects, with streets and highways accounting for about half of the plan. Staff asked the commission to review the draft for consistency with the town plan ahead of a public meeting on Feb. 6 and a likely commission vote that night.
Doug Wagner, the assistant director of capital projects for the Town of Leesburg, briefed the planning commission on the proposed 2026–2031 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), saying, “This year's CIP, we currently propose 92 projects.”
Wagner described the CIP threshold and composition, telling commissioners that the town defines a capital improvement as “any construction, renovation or demolition or acquisition of assets property more than $60,000 with a useful life of more than 5 years.” He said roughly 54% of the current plan’s budget is allocated to streets and highways, followed by utilities, general government, parks, the airport and drainage. He listed 13 projects added this year, including electrical vehicle charging installations at several locations, a town-hall roof replacement, Ida Lee Park tennis-court and fence rehabilitation, a milling-and-paving program, the Lee Avenue sidewalk “missing link” near White Oak, Liberty Lot resurfacing and safety improvements, Battlefield Parkway safety projects, townwide bridge maintenance and drainage work intended to help the town meet its 2028 TMDL goals.
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