The Mancos Town Board of Trustees recently approved a Capital Improvement Plan to guide departments through 2025.
The five-year plan is intended to help anchor various divisions in multi-year goals and projects, along with increasing transparency and collaboration among departments.
“While projects and priorities can change throughout the year, this document serves as a guide to communicate with each other and the public about the work that the Town of Mancos is planning for the next five years,” Town Administrator Heather Alvarez wrote in a staff report.
The priorities and projects included were determined by trustees, staff members, and consultants from SGM, a Durango-based civil engineering company. The plan runs from 2020 to 2025.
In the administration department, top priorities include water tank replacement, IT room upgrades, new business license software, Town Hall upgrades, succession planning for all departments, fleet maintenance and replacement, and updating the International Building Code once the town’s land-use code project is finished.
The park department’s focal points include updating the Parks and Trails Master Plan, increasing ADA accessibility at local parks and playgrounds, and upgrading the Community Center.
Top priorities for the Marshal’s Office include implementing a replacement schedule for equipment such as firearms, tasers, and bullet-proof vests. The Marshal’s Office also seeks to upgrade its records management system, its code enforcement protocols and physically expand its office.
In the public works department, key priorities include ensuring continual operation of the wastewater-treatment facility, upgrading the old water tank, backflow prevention programs inspections and compliance, drafting a stormwater master plan for the town, and installing an electric gate and new fencing at the public works shop. The public works department also plans to replace the raw water transmission main line that delivers water from the diversion facility to the water-treatment plant.
The board approved the plan unanimously at its regular meeting May 22.
Also at the regular meeting, trustees discussed possible changes to the Community Center usage fees and rules.
After some discussion, trustees also decided to remove the insurance requirement except for events where alcohol is served.
Mancos residents and businesses will now be charged $10 per hour, $30 for a half day, and $50 for a full day, while all others will pay $20 per hour, $60 for a half day, and $150 for a full day.
Nonprofits will now pay the same rates as all other users.
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