Geary County implemented a new Capital Improvement Program in 2023. Keith Ascher, County Commission Chairman, said officials are looking long range at what needs to be assessed, fixed and their goals. "We implemented the CIP Program and that's going well."

Ascher noted that some dollars were shifted into the program. "It helps out with our facilities account."

The commissioner also pointed to another accomplishment in2023, the courthouse security building which carried an investment of about $750,000 through ARPA funds and the new CIP. The need for the facility was first noticed in 2020 after COVID for both security and distancing of the public.

There was a $97,000 CIP project involving the 4-H Beef Barn.

Geary County implemented a new Capital Improvement Program in 2023. Keith Ascher, County Commission Chairman, said officials are looking long range at what needs to be assessed, fixed and their goals. "We implemented the CIP Program and that's going well."Ascher noted that some dollars were shifted into the program. "It helps out with our facilities account."The commissioner also pointed to another accomplishment in2023, the courthouse security building which carried an investment of about $750,000 through ARPA funds and the new CIP. The need for the facility was first noticed in 2020 after COVID for both security and distancing of the public.There was a $97,000 CIP project involving the 4-H Beef Barn.

Commissioner Ascher sees the benefits of the County's Capital Improvement Program