Stafford County, Virginia, Boosts Planned Capital Spending by 55%

FirmoGraphs keeps its clients up to date on capital plans of interest for long-term business development. We help our customers use this information to gain a competitive advantage and improve proactive conversations with their clients. We recently processed the latest capital spending plan by Stafford County, Virginia. Here are our observations. 

In the CIP covering the 2025-2034 fiscal years, Stafford County, Virginia detailed plans to spend nearly $2,118 million on capital projects, an increase of 55% from $1,363 million in its 2024-2033 CIP. The current CIP has 177 line items, compared to 236 line items in the prior CIP. The table below breaks down Stafford County, Virginia planned capital spending by business area for its last two CIPs. 

*Numbers are Rounded

Significant Funding Increase for Transportation and Parks, Recreation and Cultural 

The 2025–2034 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) reflects a significant 55% overall increase in funding compared to the 2024–2033 CIP, growing from $1.36 billion to $2.12 billion. Major areas of investment include Transportation, which saw the largest percentage increase at 158%, rising from $202.2 million to $522.7 million due to the new project, Butler Road Widening valued at $73.3 million, followed by Parks, Recreation, and Cultural projects with a 112% increase to $103.5 million due to another new project, Gymnastic Center value at $39.4 million, and Judicial services, which rose by 48% to $81.6 million. Education also saw a notable 11% increase, while Information Technology slightly declined by 6%. New categories such as Land Acquisition and Utilities were introduced in the 2025–2034 CIP, receiving $12 million and $570.3 million respectively, while others like Wastewater and Water were phased out or reclassified.

Utilities for Water and Sewer Receive Over $100 Million in Funding

Stafford County has two notable line items valued at over $100 million and several line items valued at more than $50 million. The most significant line items are the Utilities - Water, under the Utilities category, worth $250 million and Utilities - Sewer, under the Utilities category, worth $171 million. Other notable line items include:

• Edward E. Drew - valued at $96.5 million, under the Education category
• 3R - Education - valued at $93.5 million, under the  Education category.
• Elementary #20 - valued at $91.7 million , under the Education category.
• Hartwood - valued at $91 million, under the Education category.
• Elementary #19 - valued at $84.4 million, under the Education category.
• Rising Star Replacement - valued at $74.2 million, under the Education category.
• Butler Road Widening - valued at $73.3 million, under the Transportation category.
• Buildings-New Construction - valued at $70 million, under the  Judicial category.
• Elementary #18 - valued at $55.5 million, under the Education category.
• Utilities (3R Water) - valued at $50.4 million, under the Utilities category.

How FirmoGraphs Can Help 

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