CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET Three factors account for the growth in the District's Capital Budget from 1965: A program of replacing of obsolete facilities. Many should limitations. have been replaced carlier but were not due to budget A District-wide need to provide new facilities to meet increased program deinds. A general increase in the cost of construction. The following table illustrates the capital outlay programs for FY 1965, FY 1969, FY 1971 (proposed): S-9 Education Public Schools: Tho The first part of this progren was directed toward provding sufficient space for a school population that grew rapidly throughout the 1960's and is now approaching a leveling-off cycle. programs for FY 1969, BY 1970 and FY 1971 continue to stress replacement of obsolete facilities and a modernization of physical plants. A program has begun to achieve equity of facilities and a pupil-teacher ratio of 25-1 as established by the Board of Education. Higher Education: The Higher Education Act of 1968 provided the opportunity in liberal for District youth to obtain post high school education either arts or vocational fields. Implementation of these programs necessitates the undertaking of significant construction programs. The need for ner and refurbished facilities at Glenn Dale Hospital, D. C. General Hospital, Junior Village and the District Health and Welfare: Training School in Maryland requires continued expansion and up-dating of facilities. It is expected that these facilities will be supplemented by the development of neighborhood health care and welfare facilities. Transportation: The commitment to improve the transportation system in the District has required and will continue to require significant program expenditures, both surface and rapid rail systems. Water and Sanitation: To nect Federal and metropolitan requirements, the District must develop new and improved facilities by the Departments of Sanitary Engineering and Washington Aqueduct. This effort to prevent the pollution of the urban environment has meant significant cost increases. Other cost increases are in modernization and replacement of facilities in the areas of Public Safety, Recreation and Library physical plants. Other: These increases also reflect the recommendations of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia. REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST The District of Columbia is now authorized to borrow funds from the Treasury of the United States. These monies for the capital outlay progren Generally the must be repaid with interest over a period of 30 years. size of this repayment has increased with the size of the capital outlay program. S-11 |