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County staff outline $22.8 million leases budget as MCPS depot and police moves advance
Summary
The Government Operations & Fiscal Policy Committee reviewed a FY27 leases NDA recommending $22.8 million (a $5.7 million, 33% increase). Key items include the MCPS bus-depot consolidation to Gooty Drive under a 30-year lease, higher maintenance chargeback rates, a small automated enforcement expansion and a temporary move of the 4th District Police Station to Wheaton HQ.
The Government Operations & Fiscal Policy Committee reviewed the county executive’s FY27 leases non-departmental account, which staff said is recommended at $22,800,000 — a $5,700,000 (33%) increase over FY26. Council staff walked the committee through Table 1 of the budget packet, which summarizes changes across several lease-related items.
Staff said the largest single change supports relocation of the Montgomery County Public Schools bus depot from Krabs (Crabs) Branch to a site on Gooty Drive and consolidation with an adjacent Old Dover parking lot; the county has executed a lease with a 30-year base term and a 10-year extension option. Staff noted the FY27 amount reflects 11 months of rent because the lease included an abatement…
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