David Noto, presenting for the Health Department, told the County Council Committee of the Whole on May 5 that the department’s total FY26–31 CIP project cost is approximately $123.3 million, with $14.9 million proposed for FY26. Noto said the department listed four projects in this year’s budget, including upgrades to the Chevrolet Clinic, Greenbelt Health Center and Dyer Center as part of health facilities renovations.

Noto described one new project labeled "WSSC Water Septic Connection," which provides funding to connect households with failing septic systems in underserved communities to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission sewer system. "WSSC received $1,600,000 in congressionally directed spending as part of the federal FY24 spending bills," Noto said. He added that the county included $160,000 in pay-as-you-go funding for the project in FY26 as the local cash match.

Council members pressed for details about how the septic-connection funding will be administered. Council member Begay asked how the county will roll out the program and which communities will be eligible. Noto and County staff said WSSC is leading implementation and that the county's FY26 allocation supports the cash match on the earmark; identification of eligible communities will follow WSSC's process.

Council members also pressed on access to health services in the southern part of Prince George's County. Andrew Holter, the Health Department’s associate director for administration, said the department is consolidating some services into a new Greenbelt facility and is examining where to locate remaining satellite services. "By the end of FY26 when we move into the new Greenbelt facility, we will be moving out of the Chevrolet location and we'll have consolidated either there at our headquarters... or at the new HHS Building," Holter said.

Several council members, including Chair Burrows and Councilor Moriah, criticized continued study without more immediate remedies for the southern county's service gaps. Chair Burrows said he would not accept only further study: "I don't find as acceptable because the health department's always looking and always studying... I don't need your further study or continuing to look at it," he said, and asked staff to escalate the concern before budget votes. Council member Fisher and others suggested mobile health units and mobile testing or vaccination clinics as interim steps; Holter said the department does maintain some mobile resources acquired during the COVID response and would relay the mobile-unit suggestion to program staff.

Noto closed by reiterating project totals and redirecting council members to the CIP book for detailed project descriptions and schedules. No formal votes on Health Department CIP projects were taken during the session.