County Council to Host Hearing on Five-Year Plan

The Jefferson County Council will hold a public hearing on the county’s Five-Year Capital and Strategic Plan at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the Assembly Room of the Jefferson County Administration Center, at 729 Maple Street in Hillsboro.

The five-year plan contains information on the capital projects described in previous five-year plans adopted by the county in 2009 and 2010 and sets priorities on three capital building projects being considered by the county council.

The plans are:

• A new county animal control facility to replace the county’s current shelter at 7015 Shelter Rd. in Barnhart
• A new fleet services garage to replace the county’s current fleet services facility at 355 Elm St. in Hillsboro
• A new emergency operations center to replace the county’s current emergency management offices and emergency operations center in the basement of the county courthouse in Hillsboro

The five-year plan includes various financing options for each of these projects.

The plan also describes other capital and non-capital projects prioritized by various county departments, including:

Parks and Recreation

• Building a concession stand, playground, maintenance building, asphalt overlay and installing lights for the fields at the Northwest Sports Complex
• Development of River Bend Soccer Park off River Bend Road

Jefferson County Jail

• Temperature control system

Jefferson County Courthouse

• Windows replacement

A copy of the plan is available on the county website at www.jeffcomo.org.