Coconino County adopts facilities master plan; county to site youth mental-health hub at King Street campus

The Coconino County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 4 to adopt a long-term Facilities Master Plan that maps out new and renovated county buildings, regional service hubs and a countywide maintenance funding approach.

The plan calls for a 95,000-square-foot justice center on the downtown Flagstaff site of the county’s older jail, a consolidated courthouse campus with improved security and parking, upgraded Fort Valley and King Street campus uses, and a network of regional service centers for communities such as Tuba City, Page, Williams and Fredonia. The board also endorsed a redesign of the King Street health and human services campus that will locate the planned youth mental-health center inside the existing King Street building rather than in a separate new structure.

Why this matters: The master plan lays out decades of facilities work and is intended to help the county prioritize projects and pursue funding. Supervisors and staff said it balances safety, accessibility and capital-renewal needs while reflecting sharp increases in construction costs and shifts in how county services are delivered since the last major capital campaign. The county emphasized that most projects will require outside funding, staged construction and public input.

The vote: Supervisor Patrice Horstman moved to adopt the plan; Supervisor Ontiveros seconded. Chair Begay called for the ayes and the motion passed. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting minutes; supervisors present spoke in favor during discussion.

What the plan recommends: The Facilities Master Plan identifies five major themes: (1) additional and…