12-04-2025
County's 5-year CIP presented to Lee commissioners
County Manager Lisa Minter presented an updated capital improvement plan on Monday that is a blueprint for projects slated in the next five years.
Beginning this year, the cost estimates will include only what the county is committed to providing, Minter said. She hopes the remainder will be paid with state and federal funds.
Four new requests were submitted this year, she said.
One is renovations to the Warren Williams Preschool at a cost of $4,673,965. The project is ineligible for state lottery funds, Minter said.
Several projects were pushed back from the requested fiscal year including the work for Warren Williams Preschool.
'We pushed several projects back at least one year and moved to 2030 the renovations plans at Warren Williams,' Minter said. 'We have several projects and we pushed it out because this is a new project and didn't need to be put ahead of others.'
Central Carolina Community College submitted requests related to the training center for emergency services and law enforcement.
One is for construction of a new 16,000 square-foot training facility and another is construction of a modular tower for firefighter training, Minter said.
The total cost of the two items was put at $7 million with $1 million coming from the county, she said.
The third is the renovation of the asphalt training track.
'The driving track is in disrepair with cracks and heavily degraded areas in the turn. The project involves full-depth reclamation and asphalt resurfacing,' Minter said.
The cost of that project is estimated at $1,340,922.
The fourth request is to complete renovation and reconstruction of the O.T. Sloan Park pool bath house and the pool. The anticipated cost is estimated at $12,477,664.
Projects that are already in the Capital Improvement Plan include renovations to several schools as well as an auditorium for Southern Lee High School.
