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Marin County unveils $700 million five‑year capital plan and proposes $8 million annual boost for paving
Summary
County staff presented a draft five‑year Capital Improvement Program totaling about $700 million, much of it tied to special revenues and grants, and recommended an $8 million annual general‑fund increase to pavement maintenance; board members sought more transparency on scoring and financing plans for fire facilities.
Marin County staff on Monday presented a draft five‑year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that lists about 286 active and proposed projects totaling roughly $700 million through 2031, and proposed an $8 million annual increase in general‑fund paving allocations intended to raise the countywide pavement condition index (PCI) modestly over the next five years.
County Executive Derek Johnson told the Board of Supervisors the consolidated CIP is intended to give the county a clearer inventory of assets and a single planning framework so officials can “preserve what we’ve got, replace what we’ve got, and then build new.” Director of Public Works Chris Blanc, who led the presentation, said the program bundles projects across departments and is scored using criteria that include public safety, regulatory compliance, asset preservation, equity and funding readiness.
Blanc said the $700 million figure includes large amounts of special revenue and grant funding that are not…
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