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Courthouse, fairgrounds improvements planned
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners approved the 2024 update to the county’s 6-year capital facilities plan at their regular meeting Monday, Dec. 4, as is typical practice during the annual budget cycle at the end of each calendar year due a requirement from the Growth Management Act.
All proposed projects are funded through real estate excise taxes, unless otherwise indicated.
Planned projects in 2024 include:
• $20,000 in state and local funds for a waste oil furnace at the Transfer Station.
• $25,000 in state and local funds for landscaping at Public Health’s new building.
• $320,000 for a new Courthouse roof.
• $100,000 for the planned covered arena at the Fairgrounds. The county received $1 million in the state biennial budget for this project during the 2023 legislative session.
Planned 2025 projects include:
• $80,000 for repainting District Court
• $118,000 to replace the chiller in the Public Safety building
• $100,000 for the planned covered arena at the Fairgrounds.
Planned 2026 projects include:
• $80,000 apiece to paint the first floor and basement of the Courthouse.
• $129,000 to replace the cooling tower in the Courthouse.
Projects planned beyond 2026 include $80,000 to repaint the second floor of the Courthouse in 2027, $80,000 to repaint the third floor of the Courthouse in 2028 and $30,000 to improve the breakroom/bathroom and basement in the Public Safety building in 2029.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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