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Cole County commissioners review capital priorities, jail HVAC and shop expansion amid 2026 budget talks
Summary
Commissioners reviewed roughly $5.4 million in sales-tax-funded capital improvement availability, debated prioritizing law-enforcement HVAC (estimated $1.2M–$2.6M), a public-works shop expansion (~$2M), and earlier decisions on a 1% cost-of-living pay increase proposal with EMS grid exceptions.
Cole County commissioners used the Dec. 10 session to review capital-improvement proposals in the draft 2026 budget, the county—s five-year sales-tax plan and personnel pay proposals.
Staff presented a list of capital outlay requests and a projected $5.4 million available from the sales-tax capital cycle.…
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