Capital Projects Plan Summary
Narrative
WAUKESHA COUNTY 2020-2024 CAPITAL PROJECT PLAN SUMMARY
FUNCTIONAL AREA:
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TOTAL FIVE-
BUDGET PLAN PLAN PLAN PLAN YEAR PLAN
JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Facility Projects
$13,700,000 $3,800,000 $8,000,000 $12,400,000 $12,350,000 $50,250,000
System Projects
$496,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $496,000
Subtotal
$14,196,000 $3,800,000 $8,000,000 $12,400,000 $12,350,000 $50,746,000
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICE
Facility Projects
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
System Projects
$330,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $330,000
Subtotal
$330,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $330,000
PARKS, ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION & LAND USE
Parks, Facilities, Pavement, System Projects (a)
$3,023,800 $4,618,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $10,041,800
PUBLIC WORKS
Priority Coridor Expansion
$4,351,000 $2,300,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,651,000
Intersections and Bridges
$2,424,300 $1,507,400 $1,469,000 $599,000 $1,392,000 $7,391,700
Pavement and Rehabilitation
$3,064,600 $4,969,000 $6,008,400 $7,370,000 $4,506,000 $25,918,000
Subtotal Highways
$9,839,900 $8,776,400 $7,477,400 $7,969,000 $5,898,000 $39,960,700
Facilities
$200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $200,000 $100,000 $900,000
Airport
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Public Works
$10,039,900 $8,976,400 $7,677,400 $8,169,000 $5,998,000 $40,860,700
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION COUNTY WIDE
TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
FINANCING
$205,000 $160,000 $180,000 $220,000 $250,000 $1,015,000
Subtotal
$205,000 $160,000 $180,000 $220,000 $250,000 $1,015,000
TOTAL GROSS EXPENDITURES
$27,794,700 $17,554,400 $16,657,400 $21,589,000 $19,398,000 $102,993,500
Less Proj. Specific Rev./Proprietary Fund Bal.
($2,526,800) ($3,109,000) ($790,000) ($790,000) $0 ($7,215,800)
NET EXPENDITURES
$25,267,900 $14,445,400 $15,867,400 $20,799,000 $19,398,000 $95,777,700
Cash Balances Excluding Property Tax Levy
($4,827,900) ($2,170,000) ($1,900,000) ($2,050,000) ($1,520,000) ($12,467,900)
NET EXPENDITURES BEFORE TAX LEVY, DEBT
BORROWING AND INTEREST APPLIED (b)
$20,440,000 $12,275,400 $13,967,400 $18,749,000 $17,878,000 $83,309,800
(a) Category includes concrete sidewalk, stairway, and parking lot improvements for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at
Waukesha campus.
(b) Net expenditures will also be funded with personal property aid revenue from the state, which is meant to offset the loss of
property tax levy from the tax exemption of machinery, tools, and patterns (not used in manufacturing). The personal property
aid payment is budgeted at about $744,000 in 2020.
The 2020-2024 Capital Plan identifies 42 projects at an estimated total cost of $103.0 million over the five-year
period. Projects in the first year of the plan represent the 2020 Budget. Major projects for future years are briefly
explained in the following narrative. A project listing all projects in the plan is shown on the following pages.
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Justice and public safety projects total $50.7 million. This includes the remaining $16.3 million for the first phase of a
two-phase project to modernize and expand the courthouse (constructed in 1959) to meet current and future needs.
The first phase is to construct a new secure courtroom facility to be located adjacent to jail facilities and will feature
improved security, prisoner transport, and public access. Design for this phase began in 2017, with construction
planned for 2019 through 2021. In addition, $34 million is included in 2021-2024 for design and earlier stages of
construction for the second phase, which is expected to continue through 2026 at an estimated total cost of $58.6
million. The second phase will renovate the existing courthouse in order to replace aging mechanical systems,
enhance business operations through a more efficient office layout, and improve public access. The capital plan
modifies the project schedule by extending construction one additional year (into 2026) in order to spread project
costs over more years, helping reduce projected annual borrowing levels and provide greater flexibility in meeting
other future capital improvement needs.
Jail-related projects include $496,000 to complete the replacement of security recording and display equipment.
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