Committee hears Snow Creek cleanup topped $40 million; weather-response baseline held
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DOT and OMB told the Transportation and Environment Committee that Snow Creek cleanup costs exceeded $40 million in FY26; the committee left the weather-response non‑departmental account unchanged at $2,884,990 and asked staff to provide historical supplemental averages for budgeting context.
Montgomery County officials told the Transportation and Environment Committee on April 13 that cleanup and response costs from the Snow Creek storm this year exceeded $40 million, a figure that far outstrips the weather-response non‑departmental account set at $2,884,990 for FY27. DOT and OMB staff said the FY26 storm response will require supplemental appropriations and that snow‑related supplements have been assumed in the county’s reserve projections.
Director Conklin (speaker 4) said the Office of Management and Budget is still compiling final totals but indicated the Snow Creek cleanup was “greater than $40,000,000.” OMB’s Chris Mullen (speaker 9) told the committee the second‑quarter analysis assumed the snow supplement and that projected ending general‑fund reserves account for that expense, noting the fiscal plan includes a recurring placeholder for supplemental snow costs in the out years.
Committee members urged OMB to provide a historical analysis of supplemental weather-related expenditures over recent years so that the council can better account for typical supplemental needs during budget deliberations. OMB staff agreed to research five‑ and ten‑year supplemental averages and to provide more precise figures for full council. The committee left the weather-response NDA at the executive’s recommended level for now; any supplemental appropriations will follow separate council review.
