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Council approves CIP reconciliation, preserves planning funds for Summit Avenue
Summary
Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a reconciliation of the FY25–30 capital improvement program after staff presented revenue adjustments and project timing changes; staff said the final CIP PDFs will be presented for formal adoption at the council's May 22 meeting.
Council President Kate Stewart presided over a unanimous hand vote on May 15 to approve staff's reconciliation of the FY25–30 capital improvement program (CIP).
County staff told the council the transmittals this year were modest and that the reconciliation reflected both lower-than-expected revenue and policy choices. Staff said the March amendment recognizes about $27,800,000 in deferred impact tax revenue and roughly $21,000,000 in lower recordation tax estimates — a combined $49,500,000 downward revision that drove timing and deferral decisions.
Staff flagged several project timing changes: a two-year delay for the Fenton Street Cycle Track, state-aid timing shifts for several MCPS projects (including Crown, Northwood and Woodward high schools), and a reprogramming of $4,000,000 for the White Oak Science Gateway project between FY28 and FY29. The Council's reconciliation also restores $1,000,000 in planning funds for the Summit Avenue Extension while moving full construction later than previously approved (staff described the change as roughly a three-year delay compared with the earlier schedule).
County staff said two FY26 projects would be funded from current revenue — a $1,500,000 increase for cost-sharing grants (MCG) and a $250,000 addition for security and lighting upgrades at the Cyner Veil Improvements project — and that other late-arriving technical revisions would be reflected in the final PDFs sent with next week's formal resolution.
After the presentation, Council Member Fanny Gonzalez urged the council to restore the Forest Glen Passageway to an earlier construction start, saying the community and nearby Holy Cross Hospital need the project sooner than the current schedule allows. President Stewart thanked staff for their work and called the hand vote, which passed unanimously.
The council's approval on May 15 was a reconciliation step; staff will prepare formal budget and CIP resolutions for a final council vote scheduled for May 22.
