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Martin County advances FY27 Capital Improvement Plan; projects for roads, coastal, parks and utilities moved forward
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Summary
At a workshop commissioners gave tentative approval to department CIP sheets for FY27, advancing projects including MacArthur Boulevard dune restoration, Sea Turtle Beach Cafe funding, airport runway and taxi improvements, and utilities expansions while noting a $1M local roads reduction due to grant offsets.
Commissioners held a detailed workshop on the tentative Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Improvement Plan and gave tentative approvals across department CIP sheets, advancing multiple projects while asking staff to prioritize funding sources and contractor participation.
Shelby Della Pietra (budget and CIP coordinator) opened the workshop outlining the CIP process, revenue assumptions and how projects feed into the July tentative budget. Airport director Andrew McBean described an increased enterprise CIP and near‑term airfield projects, including taxi lane and runway improvements and a residential sound‑insulation program funded through airport enterprise and grants.
Parks director Kevin Abate reviewed a multi‑fund plan to complete the Sea Turtle Beach Cafe and beachside restroom (total estimated at about $5.281 million) using a combination of bed tax, beach impact fees, district MSTU funds and $255,000 in insurance proceeds to date. Commissioners emphasized pulling funds from multiple sources and pushed for local contractor participation.
Public works noted a $1 million reduction in ad valorem roads funding after securing about $8 million in grants; projects funded or advanced included County Line Road bridge work, multimodal path work near Airport Road and Monterey Road, and planned Safe Routes to School sidewalks. Coastal staff described living shoreline projects (Twin Rivers, Indian Riverside) and MacArthur Boulevard dune restoration tied to storm erosion.
Utilities and solid waste teams presented enterprise projects; utilities outlined design and permitting for Tropical Farms wastewater treatment plant expansion and the North Water Treatment Plant expansion, and solid waste reported relocation planning for single‑stream recycling and equipment replacement timelines.
Commissioners also discussed ecosystem management and exotic vegetation removal on county lands and rights‑of‑way; several commissioners endorsed adding resources for removal but asked staff to prepare prioritization criteria before final budget adoption. The workshop concluded with tentative approvals for each departmental sheet; final CIP funding will be set as part of the FY27 budget process in July.
