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Pitkin County approves $22.9 million net carryforward to 2026 budget, cites major capital projects
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Summary
County finance staff told commissioners April 22 that a supplemental appropriations resolution will increase 2026 budgeted expenditures by about $48.8 million and revenues by about $25.9 million (a net $22.9 million increase) to fund carryover capital projects including the solid waste center, campus construction, airport modernization and jail safety improvements; the board approved the resolution.
Pitkin County commissioners approved a supplemental appropriations resolution on April 22 to carry forward invoices and multiyear project funding from 2025 into the 2026 budget, increasing planned 2026 expenditures by roughly $48.8 million and revenues by about $25.9 million for a net increase of approximately $22.9 million.
County budget staff explained the carryforwards reflect multiyear projects and timing changes for capital initiatives. The largest items affecting the carryforward package include the county’s solid waste center work, construction on the new campus, the airport modernization project and jail safety improvements. Staff also cited building electrification projects for the health and human services and library buildings, housing renovations for open space properties, and Healthy Rivers and Streams projects such as Whitewater Park streamside improvements.
The board approved second reading and the resolution after staff described an administrative correction that reallocated $210,036 for courthouse chilled and hot water lines repair (an invoice timing correction that changed the year of expense recognition but not project scope).
County staff said the carryforward resolution is administrative in nature but reflects the scale of multi‑year capital initiatives the county is pursuing.
