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Howard County Council approves $1.59 million in additional appropriations, funds salt barn, sidewalks and highway equipment
Summary
The council approved three ordinances and a transfer resolution, adding about $1.59 million across multiple county funds, including $392,500 for a sidewalk project and $500,000 for highway equipment to buy trucks and GPS tracking.
Howard County Council voted to approve three measures Wednesday that reallocate and add funds across multiple county accounts, including money to finish a salt barn and pay final sidewalk bills, and a large transfer into highway equipment.
The council approved Ordinance 2025 HCCO-02, the additional-appropriations ordinance that lists additions and reductions across dozens of county funds and programs. The ordinance, read in full before the vote, captures appropriations for the County General Fund, the Economic Development Fund (a $392,500 sidewalk project), the LIT Special Purpose Fund (jail correction officers), Community Corrections and numerous grant and user-fee funds. It also includes a $500,000 addition to the Local Road and Street Fund for vehicles and a $28,855.68 increase for stormwater contract services. The ordinance as presented totals roughly $1.59 million in additional appropriations…
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