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Montgomery County concentrates DHHS CIP funding on MLK replacement, trims other child-care projects
Summary
County staff presented the executive'recommended FY27'FY32 DHHS capital improvement plan, prioritizing a full replacement at the MLK Recreation Park child-care site and moving several modular facility replacements and playground projects later in the six-year schedule; the joint committee concurred and requested equity and site-selection follow-ups.
The joint Education & Culture and Health & Human Services committees reviewed the County Executive's recommended FY27'FY32 capital improvement plan for the Department of Health and Human Services, with staff describing shifts in child-care infrastructure priorities that concentrate funding on a large MLK Recreation Park replacement project.
Rodriguez, presenting the executive recommendation, said the executive "recommends a six-year total of $74.2 million for the DHHS CIP," a $2.4 million reduction from the prior amended plan driven largely by project closeouts and re-scoping. Staff explained the Child Care Innovations umbrella project was split into three subprojects'ADA remediation, playgrounds and…
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