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Funkstown asks Washington County for help on park, sidewalks, waterline and event funding
Summary
Town officials in Funkstown told Washington County commissioners they need county coordination and funding support for a new park, sidewalk and traffic safety work, ARPA-funded waterline and sewer repairs, and continued hotel/motel tax support for a large reenactment event.
Funkstown officials asked Washington County commissioners on Tuesday to help complete a new park, fund sidewalk and traffic-safety improvements, and keep supporting local events with hotel/motel tax revenue as the town proceeds with ARPA-funded waterline work.
The requests came during an annual outreach meeting between Funkstown town leaders and Washington County elected officials and staff. Mayor (Funkstown) led the town’s presentation and said the town is preparing Jerusalem Park — a roughly "3 and a half acres" site that removed "14 trailers from the floodplain" — for the county’s 250th anniversary and wants to coordinate county participation and funding.
Why it matters: Funkstown officials said the park project ties to public-safety and floodplain mitigation priorities and that county support will be important if discretionary budget cuts occur. Town leaders also raised safety concerns about Stauffer/Stafford Avenue traffic, sought a volunteer project list from Parks and Recreation for Boy Scout and Girl Scout Eagle and service projects, and asked commissioners to maintain existing hotel/motel tax distribution practices…
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