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Capital Improvements Program

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Leggett Recommends Capital Budget for Montgomery County

Fiscal year 2014 budget would delay some planned projects in the 2013-2018 Capital Improvements Program.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett released his fiscal year 2014 capital budget this past week, and recommended that a number of planned projects in the six-year, $4.37 billion Capital Improvements Program be delayed. Leggett's proposal was released by the county's community relations department. Leggett spoke on the issue of the CIP, stating that "reducing CIP growth and debt service payments is an essential part of my ongoing strategy to ensure that our fiscal house is in order." Regarding the debt service, Leggett explained his recommendations as being limited to "previously established guidelines of $295 million a year in each of the six years in this CIP." Transportation-related projects that would be affected by the amended …

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bethesda Metro South Entrance vs. Wheaton Redevelopment?

Is this competition for real? What do you think?

Which is more urgently needed, the Bethesda Metro South entrance or a development project that would transform Wheaton's downtown?  The two projects seem to be competing for attention (and millions) in the Montgomery County Capital Improvements Program. Or is this a false dichotomy? As many people have pointed out, all projects compete in the CIP budget for a limited amount of county funds. Still, these projects appear to be linked in many minds this past month.  Reporting by the Washington Examiner indicates that the Bethesda Metro funds may trump redevelopment in Wheaton for at least two Montgomery Councy Council members: Two council members told Leggett "they would much prefer funding Bethesda and not fund the Wheaton project," the …

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