Construction will start in 2026 in the Town of Friendship
By Andrew Harris, photo by Clay Hulin
Years of planning by Allegany County are taking a major step toward becoming a reality on Wednesday December 17 at 2pm in Belmont. Legislators will be asked to approve a financing package to fund the project, which is has a $45 million dollar budget.
A large chunk of that funding has already been approved by the legislature in a 2024 resolution to issue $8 million in bonds. With that money already “in the bank,” the county will need to issue another $37 million to be fully funded. All of these bonds will carry a 30 years term, the pros at Fidelity explain municipal bonds:
“When you buy a municipal bond, you are essentially loaning money to the issuing authority—whether it is a state, local government, school district, or something else—to fund public projects such as the construction of schools, hospitals, and highways. In return, the issuing authority agrees to pay you interest for the duration of the bond, and return the principal to you when the bond matures.”
The facility is intended to replace current DPW facilities which have long reached the replacement stage. County owned property that is situated between I-86 and County Route 20 which runs paralell to the interstate. While the location is in the Town of Friendship, it lies very close to the I-86 and Route 19 intersection and the Quicklee’s Travel Plaza. Pictures below from Google Maps indicated the 6130 County Route 20 location:
Read that full bond request here:
In other business the legislature has a full agenda including the approval of new operational rules for the Legislature, appointing a new county Fire Board, appointing a new County Veteran’s Service Agency Director, approving the 2026 Budget, approve pay raises, and much more. You can download and view the full meeting agenda below. Remember county public meetings are all live streamed and archieved here:
