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Commissioners approve $350,000 for Wills Hotel; consent agenda accepts multiple grants and agreements
Summary
The Allegany County Board of County Commissioners approved a $350,000 grant agreement for the Wills Hotel and accepted a consent agenda that included multiple state grants and infrastructure agreements, and the board disclosed topics from a recent closed session.
The Allegany County Board of County Commissioners approved a $350,000 grant agreement with 69 Baltimore LLC (the Wills Hotel project) and accepted a consent agenda that included state bond bill grants, 9‑1‑1 funding, and several economic development agreements during its March 6, 2025 meeting.
Jeff Barclay, the county’s director of economic development, described the Wills Hotel project on Baltimore Street as “actively in construction, fit out, down on Baltimore Street.” He said the Wills Hotel partners are contributing approximately $3,400,000 in equity and loan and that the county’s $350,000 contribution would be split with $250,000 from the county’s revolving building fund and $100,000 redirected from a prior community enhancement allocation with the City of Cumberland.…
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