Brazos County commissioners are told deferred maintenance projects totals $34 million dollars

This podcast contains comments from the February 24, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners are told that $34 million dollars need to be spent on deferred maintenance of county buildings during the next ten years.County documents show deferred maintenance estimates are just over $18 million at the Brazos County jail, more than $9 million at the Brazos Center, $4.7 million at the courthouse, and $1.7 million at the sheriff's office.The total amount is divided as almost $19 million in the next two years for life safety and code critical reasons, another $13 million in the next two to five years to replace systems such as heating and air conditioning, and almost $2 million in the next five to ten years for what is described as "future considerations".Click HERE to read and download the list of deferred maintenance projects that were presented at the February 24, 2026 Brazos County commission meeting.