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Gaithersburg plans $70M in non‑stormwater CIP work in FY27 and a $10.5M stormwater capital spike
Summary
Public Works Director Brian Fields told the mayor and council the FY27 non‑stormwater CIP schedules about $70 million for projects moving into construction (12 South Summit renovation, shared use paths, Quince Orchard Boulevard, Russell Avenue) and the stormwater fund anticipates roughly $10.5 million across ~30 projects including Morris Park watershed work and pond/embankment remediation.
Public Works Director Brian Fields reviewed the city’s capital improvement program (CIP) and stormwater fund during the April 13 work session, saying the six‑year non‑stormwater CIP totals were substantial and FY27 alone includes about $70 million in scheduled expenditures, mostly for projects previously approved that are now advancing to construction.
Fields listed near‑term highlights: the 12 South Summit renovation (design underway, construction projected to begin late summer), the third‑floor buildout at 16 South Summit, Crown Farm Park and Walter Park renovations, the Lakelands turf field replacement, and safety and shared‑use path projects such as portions of Russell Avenue and Quince Orchard Boulevard. He said, “The amount of non‑stormwater CIP expenditures scheduled for just FY27 is $70 million.”
On new CIP items, staff identified about $6.1 million of additions over the five‑year horizon for items including elevator replacements, bleacher replacement at the Activity Center, community garden construction, fleet shop lifts and facility HVAC/roof work. Technology projects in the CIP include a resident portal/CRM, website content management replacement, ERP core financials replacement, building technology for 12 South Summit and a multi‑year AI strategic initiative.
Fields also presented the stormwater fund: stormwater operating staffing is unchanged, but FY27 is a heavy capital year. He said the stormwater program has about $10.5 million in FY27 capital spread across roughly 30 projects and highlighted planned work including Morris Park watershed flood control and stream restoration, Washingtonian Woods pond dredging, Lake Colleen embankment remediation and Lake Nirvana shoreline armoring. “For capital projects, in FY27 it's a heavy year for stormwater. We have a total of 10 and 1/2 million that's spread across 30 projects,” he said.
Council members asked technical and lifecycle questions about generators and solar feasibility; staff responded that some generator replacements are diesel because battery/solar options were cost‑ineffective for full facility backup at the scale requested, and that solar and other climate measures will be considered through the climate action plan work.
