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Board reviews five‑year capital improvement list; dozens of routine projects cleared by straw poll
Summary
Finance director Dustin presented the county's capital improvement plan (KIPP), covering facilities, IT, fleet, parks and law enforcement items; supervisors used paddles to give consent to routine items and identified several grant‑offset projects for later approval.
The Committee of the Whole reviewed the county's five‑year capital improvement list, with the finance director noting many routine replacements and several grant‑funded items.
"We've been through 2. We got about 50 more to go, so we should be home by suppertime," Dustin said as he introduced a multi‑department list that included recurring HVAC, fleet and IT replacements, courtroom AV upgrades, park trail phases and sheriff equipment. The list includes both small recurring items (annual furniture, HVAC, copier replacements) and major projects that are candidates for bond funding.
Notable items include a sheriff river‑boat replacement that is about 75% grant‑funded and multi‑phase bike‑loop trail construction with roughly 80% grant offsets in 2029. Facilities staff noted some jail‑adjacent work (driveway replacement, rough replacement) is tied to the larger jail expansion timeline and could move if the jail project shifts.
Supervisors generally used the paddle system as a consent‑style approach: staff paused for questions and then polled the panel; many routine categories passed with no objections. For larger items, supervisors asked for supplemental materials (design details, grant award timing and lifecycle cost estimates) to inform future formal votes.
Next steps: departments will finalize grant paperwork, provide requested clarifying documentation and bring any pulled items back for separate discussion at future committee or board meetings.
