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County advances capital plan, landfill expansion and EMS transition planning
Summary
The board adopted a living capital improvement plan prioritizing an environmental services building and landfill expansion, ambulance base and other projects; staff outlined work to move landfi ll and EMS projects into design, financing and potential early‑February ambulance purchases.
Commissioners adopted a formal capital improvement plan intended as a living guide to prioritize projects and assist grant-seeking, and received updates on two major infrastructure efforts: an environmental services (garages/maintenance) building and a new landfill cell. County manager Adam said construction drawings for the environmental services building should be complete next month and bids for the landfill expansion are out, with a targeted Local Government Commission application in early March for financing. "All this project looks to be about $15,000,000," Adam said when discussing the combined building and landfill work.
Adam also updated the board on plans to transition from a private EMS provider to a county-run service, including an employment/compensation study by a regional council of governments, site-selection work for a base location and procurement of an architecture/engineering team. Staff expect to present purchase action for two ambulances at the first February meeting using piggyback contracts to accelerate delivery.
Commissioners discussed maintenance responsibility and cost‑control for landscaping and the industrial park shell building, and emphasized continuing use of grant and low-interest loan funding to reduce the county share of large projects.
