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Committee pushes to restore Wheaton Regional Park geo bond funding cut in county executive’s CIP amendments
Summary
Committee members asked the council to restore a $2 million reduction to geo bond funding for the Wheaton Regional Park projects in the county executive’s revised CIP affordability reconciliation, saying the cut would set back work tied to a state grant for the Wheaton Action Sports Park.
Montgomery County legislative committee members on April 23 urged restoring $2 million in general obligation bond funding the county executive removed from the commission’s FY26–30 capital program, saying the cut affects implementation of the Wheaton Regional Park master plan.
Why it matters: the Planning Board and Parks staff said the $1.5 million removed in FY26 supported tasks that are preparatory work for a state grant the county recently received and are necessary to…
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