Joint Capital Improvement Committee
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting
The Joint Committee heard capital budget presentations from the Department of Education, the University of Delaware, Delaware State University, and Delaware Technical Community College, focusing on facility needs, IT infrastructure, CN backlog, and workforce/healthcare initiatives. Committee members asked for follow‑up materials and analysis (rubrics, project backlogs, IT/Infinite Campus fixes, lead testing reports) and the committee will reconvene in June to mark up the bond bill.
Joint Capital Improvement Committee Meeting
Departments presented FY2027 bond bill priorities, capital projects, and program updates: DelDOT reviewed statewide safety, pavement, bridge and transit projects and funding changes, Agriculture pressed for cover crop and preservation funding, Riverfront highlighted economic impact and redevelopment activity, and Departments of State and Labor covered libraries, economic development, veterans' cemeteries, and Paid Family Leave implementation. Committee members asked for project updates, data and follow-ups; public commenters urged restored SEPTA ticketing and sustained cover crop and farmland preservation funding.