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York County staff outline new five-year CIP, scoring rubric to prioritize projects

York County Council · November 12, 2025
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Summary

York County staff presented a revised Capital Improvement Program that will use a five-year horizon, departmental scoring rubrics and a bottoms-up prioritization to schedule $50M+ of current projects and improve grant competitiveness; council requested clearer Gantt timelines and quarterly status reporting.

York County staff told the County Council on Nov. 10 that they are moving to a multi-year capital improvement program intended to prioritize major projects and align spending with strategic goals. Tom Couch, assistant manager, said the new CIP will use a five- to six-year horizon, department-led scoring and a rolling schedule integrated with the budget document.

"What we're trying to do is...use a bottoms-up approach," Tom Couch said, describing a process that brings department directors and supervisors into project identification and prioritization. He…

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