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Howard County OKs $13,500 in jail ceiling repairs, $3,682 carpet purchase for EMA facility

3426104 · May 20, 2025
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The Howard County Board of Commissioners approved $13,500 in ceiling repairs tied to ongoing jail heat-pump work and authorized $3,682 to replace carpet at the EMA Berkeley facility, to be paid from building upgrades funds.

Howard County commissioners voted to approve ceiling repairs at the county jail totaling $13,500 and to fund a $3,682 carpet replacement at the EMA Berkeley facility.

The maintenance department told commissioners the ceiling repairs stem from damage expected while installing heat pumps at the county jail. "We allotted for 30,000. The total that we're gonna need is $13,500. I can't approve this since it exceeds 5,000, so…

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