Fiscal Year 2020 Ten Year Capital Improvement Plan Washington County, Maryland Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Introduction County Commissioners of Washington County ................................................................................ 1 Vision and Mission Statement .......................................................................................................... 3 Table of Organization ..................................................................................................................... 5 Community Profile ......................................................................................................................... 7 Capital Improvement Plan Development Capital Improvement Program ....................................................................................................... 15 Capital Improvement Plan Process ................................................................................................ 15 Components of the Capital Program .............................................................................................. 16 Capital Project Definition .............................................................................................. 16 Capital Project Priority Ranking System .......................................................................... 16 Capital Improvement Plan Funding Sources ................................................................... 18 Fiscal Year 2020 Overview FY20 Capital Improvement Budget Overview .................................................................................. 19 Operating Impact of Capital Improvement Projects .......................................................................... 19 Debt Affordability Analysis ............................................................................................................. 20 Outstanding Debt ............................................................................................................................ 24 Statement of Revenues and Expenditures ......................................................................................... 28 Project Detail of Major Projects – Fiscal Year 2020 .......................................................................... 29 Ten Year Summary Ten Year Capital Improvement Plan Graphs ..................................................................................... 33 Capital Improvement 10 Yr Summary Report ................................................................................... 34 Project Detail of Major Projects – Fiscal Years 2020-2029 ............................................................... 35 Capital Improvement 10 Yr Detail Report ..................................................................................... 36 Project Lists, Descriptions, Funding Sources, & Operating Impacts: Airport ................................................................................................................................................. 43 Bridges ................................................................................................................................................. 59 Drainage............................................................................................................................................... 89 Education ............................................................................................................................................. 101 Board of Education ......................................................................................................................... 103 Hagerstown Community College ................................................................................................... 109 Public Libraries............................................................................................................................... 119 Capital Improvement Plan 2020 - 2029 Washington County, Maryland Table of Contents Table of Contents Page General Government ........................................................................................................................... 123 Parks & Recreation .............................................................................................................................. 133 Public Safety ........................................................................................................................................ 145 Railroad Crossings ............................................................................................................................... 153 Road Improvement .............................................................................................................................. 155 Solid Waste .......................................................................................................................................... 177 Transit .................................................................................................................................................. 185 Water Quality ...................................................................................................................................... 189 Capital Improvement Plan 2020 - 2029 Introduction Capital Improvement Plan Fiscal Year 2020 - 2029 County Commissioners of Washington County JEFFREY A. “JEFF” CLINE, a third-term County Commissioner, serves as President of the Board of County Commissioners and is a Williamsport, Maryland, resident. He is a graduate of Williamsport High School and Hagerstown Community College. Mr. Cline has experience as a realtor since 2003. He graduated from the Maryland Association of Realtors’ 2008 Leadership Academy and received the Graduate of Realtor Institute (GRI) designation. Mr. Cline served on the Williamsport Town Council from 2005 to 2009. He is also a graduate of Leadership Washington County Class 26. TERRY L. BAKER, a fourth-term County Commissioner, was first elected in 2006, and serves as Vice- President of the Board of County Commissioners. He is a 1973 graduate of Williamsport High School, a 1975 graduate of Hagerstown Community College and a 1978 graduate of Auburn University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. Mr. Baker retired in 2015 from the position of Washington County Students Trades Coordinator for the Washington County Technical High School after being an educator for 34 years. Prior to being elected a County Commissioner he served from 2002 to 2004 as a member of the Council for the municipality of Clear Spring, Maryland, and as Assistant Mayor for such municipality from 2004 to 2006. WAYNE K. KEEFER, a second-term County Commissioner, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of County Commissioners on March 25, 2016 by Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., initially assumed office on April 5, 2016 and was subsequently elected to a full, four-year term in 2018. He is a lifelong resident of Hancock and a 2004 graduate of Hancock Middle-Senior High School. Mr. Keefer holds an A.S. degree in Management from Hagerstown Community College and a B.S. degree in Business Administration and an M.B.A. from Frostburg State University. He has over a decade of experience as a commercial banker and is currently a small business owner and an adjunct instructor with Frostburg State University and the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown. CORT F. MEINELSCHMIDT, a first-term County Commissioner, was born and raised in Washington County. He served in the United States Navy as rescue swimmer for nearly seven years. On September 30, 2003, the Department of the Navy conferred upon Mr. Meinelschmidt, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for “the superior performance of his duties” and “more notably, 15 lives saved.” He has worked in the financial services business since 2004 and is currently the CEO of Sentinel Capital Solutions, where he is active in the day-to-day research and trading of Sentinel’s investment portfolios. Mr Meinelschmidt is very active in the community serving on non-profit boards and as a coach to Washington County Special Olympics Swim Team. RANDALL E. “RANDY” WAGNER, a first-term County Commissioner, was born and raised in Washington County. He graduated from North Hagerstown High School and is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, where he served for four years. Mr. Wagner worked at Mack Truck for 17 years before becoming a small business owner in Washington County, owning and operating 40 West Marine in Clear Spring for eight years. He has served the local community as a realtor for the past 16 years and is a licensed private pilot. Prior to his election to the Board of County Commissioners, Mr. Wagner served on the Animal Control Board of Washington County for eight years and held the position of Vice-Chair. Capital Improvement Plan 2020 - 2029 1 Washington County, Maryland Introduction Intentionally Left Blank Capital Improvement Plan 2020 – 2029 2 Washington County, Maryland Introduction VISION The vision of Washington County Government is to become the regional leader in providing and coordinating efficient and effective public services in an open and cooperative manner. MISSION Supporting and strengthening individual and community self-reliance and responsibility; Promoting education, economic opportunities, public health, safety, and welfare; Protecting the environment and cultural resources we share and; Planning for future urbanization and a culturally diverse population. Capital Improvement Plan