FMCC central boiler plant replacement
Summary
The college's 59-year-old boiler system has one unit that can no longer be safely repaired, and replacing it costs $3.3 million — roughly $830,000 per county. Legislators are scrambling to fund it without a big fund balance hit, possibly by scrapping the DPW grader purchase, and must act by the February meeting to lock in pricing.
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Last discussed Jan 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $830,000 from Montgomery County, though only roughly $80,000 beyond the $250,000/year the county already gives the college over three years.
FMCC students and staff get reliable heating; both counties avoid costlier emergency replacement.
County taxpayers if fund balance is drawn down; possibly DPW operations if the grader purchase is cut.
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