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Storey County adopts five‑year capital improvement plan and advances tentative budgets
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Summary
The commission approved a five‑year CIP totaling about $215 million — including major water, road and justice complex projects — and directed staff to include FY27 CIP items in the tentative budget; staff also previewed tentative budgets showing revenue increases and new positions.
The Storey County Board of County Commissioners approved a five‑year Capital Improvement Plan (FY27–31) and directed the comptroller to budget for FY27 CIP items at its March 17 meeting.
Controller Jennifer McCain presented the CIP, describing roughly $215 million in estimated projects over five years, including about $52 million for water and sewer work. Key items highlighted included Station 71 (estimated $8 million), a Tri Sheriff Substation ($1.3 million), a Gold Hill water collection system ($9 million), the Silver City waterline ($12.5 million), the Lehi Siphon ($25 million), Lockwood flood mitigation (approximately $14 million), and a proposed Story County Justice Complex with an estimated cost of $65 million. McCain said the county is pursuing grant funding for several projects but that some would require county funds or transfers.
The board voted to approve the CIP and to direct the comptroller to include FY27 capital items in the tentative budget. McCain also presented an overview of the county’s tentative budgets (general fund and special funds): preliminary figures project an $18 million revenue increase in the general fund (with a 120% increase in building permit revenues), an estimated tentative ending fund balance of roughly $23 million, 17 new positions proposed across departments, and several department‑level increases (notably community development and sheriff staffing). She asked commissioners to provide additional direction before a final tentative budget is scheduled for approval on April 7.
The board also reviewed fire district and water/sewer tentative budgets and discussed infrastructure financing options, including grant pursuit, general fund transfers, and potential loan strategies to support large capital needs on the order of tens of millions of dollars.
What happens next: staff will refine budget numbers with updated state revenue projections and bring a final tentative budget to the board on April 7 for action.
