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Lee County officials warn general-fund CIP will run short as county prioritizes EMS stations and medical examiner expansion
Summary
County manager Dave Horner told commissioners the general fund CIP is projected to run negative in fiscal year 2025-26 unless new capital injections or grants are found; priorities include EMS stations, a medical examiner expansion and transportation tiers that together create long-term funding pressure.
Lee County County Manager Dave Horner told the Board of County Commissioners on May 21 that the draft five-year capital improvement plan and major maintenance schedules are still in draft form but show mounting funding pressure on the county's general fund CIP. "These are draft schedules," Horner said, and he warned the general fund CIP is not a stable, continuing source of capital funding and is projected to go negative in fiscal year 2025-26 without additional capital injections or grant revenue.
Horner said growth projects predominate the plan and highlighted several high-cost items:…
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