Through the budgeting process, Barton County plans for cash transfers, as savings, to the Capital Improvement Plan. The plan, as revised each year, allows for the projected maintenance and remodeling of County buildings and major modifications to roads and bridges.
Commissioner Alicia Straub felt the County budgeted to the best they could for the 2019 operating budget without spending unnecessary funds.
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Commission Chair Jennifer Schartz commented that it was good that the Capital Improvement Fund was fiscally sound because of the future improvements that will be needed for the Barton County Courthouse.
WDM Architects performed a structural analysis of the Courthouse, a building that turned 100 years old this year. The analysis found the four outside corners were separating from the center of the building on the 4th floor. Barton County Administrator Phil Hathcock said the project could cost anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million.