A $40 million shortfall for Georgetown County's Capital Improvement Plan is prompting County Council members to consider some major changes to the plan.
At its meeting Tuesday, the County Council will consider cutting about $45 million from the project, either by scaling back projects or pushing back start dates.
But this is all part of the plan, said council Vice Chairman Jerry Oakley.
"The plan was set up to be flexible," Oakley said. "It is set up to be reviewed every year."
When the capital improvement plan was first discussed, Oakley said, growth projections for the area were "mind boggling."
"You have to put in place the plans to accommodate the growth," Oakley said. "Then, if the growth doesn't come about, you adjust the plan."
As the economy has slowed down, so have growth projections and funding sources for the plan, he said.
The council is considering delaying the enhancements to the Georgetown Library and Waccamaw Library until after 2018 to give revenue time to catch up. Those changes will cut about $14 million from the plan.
Changes to the costs to operate and maintain new facilities could also save about $5 million.
Scott Proctor, the county's finance director, said if the revenue projections improve, projects can be added back.
He said the county will go through this process every year.
Oakley said the county is "conforming our plan to the current reality."
"I don't know about some people, but I can't see around corners and over mountains," he said.
The council will receive its annual update on the plan at its meeting at 5:30 p.m.
It will also be the first meeting in the newly renovated council chambers, 716 Prince St., Georgetown.
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