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CIP subcommittee approves stage‑1 FY27 capital budget recommendations (schools separated); asks staff to draft revised transmittal letter
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Summary
The Planning Board’s CIP subcommittee voted Feb. 19 to accept stage‑1 proposed FY27 capital budgets and FY28–32 program for multiple classes (sewer, water, streets, parks, land preservation, etc.), held a separate schools vote (one member recused), and unanimously asked planning staff to draft a revised transmittal letter prioritizing backlog needs for review at the next meeting.
The Planning Board’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) subcommittee met Feb. 19 in a work session to review staff recommendations for the stage‑1 FY27 capital budget and the FY28–32 program. After staff summarized citizen input and agency responses across many categories — sewer, water, stormwater, streets/highways, green infrastructure, parks, government buildings and community improvements — the subcommittee voted to accept staff’s stage‑1 recommendations for all classes except the schools category.
Planning staff reviewed a long list of citizen requests that will be evaluated against departmental prioritization and funding. Examples highlighted in staff comments included: a developer‑owned Bay Country wastewater pumping station (county does not take ownership of privately owned pumping stations); a Manor Shopping Center feasibility request for well water (moving through the annual water and sewer cycle amendment); multiple stormwater and green‑infrastructure requests around Ruxton/Riderwood/Lake Roland and Hazelwood Avenue; sidewalk and pedestrian requests (Stevenson Lane/Charles Street, Sudbrook Lane to Reisterstown Road, Honeygo Boulevard); and park and facility requests including disc‑golf amenities, playground upgrades, Liberty Senior Center funding considerations and a concept estimate for Randallstown swim center locker rooms.
After discussion, the subcommittee approved staff recommendations for the listed classes (a roll call was held). The committee then conducted a separate roll call for class 213 (County Schools); member Heckman recused from that vote and the schools portion carried.
Finally, Chair Scott Halopka proposed and the committee approved a motion directing planning staff to draft a revised transmittal letter to the county executive that would emphasize prioritizing deferred capital needs and backlogs. Members debated the phrasing around "older communities" and asked staff to craft language and criteria (for example, whether to prioritize older facilities or older neighborhoods) for the draft; staff will circulate the draft for committee review and the board will vote on the final transmittal at its next meeting.
The CIP subcommittee scheduled the final vote on the capital improvement program for the regular Planning Board meeting on March 5, 2026 (virtual).
