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St. Mary’s County commissioners press to start sheriff’s evidence-storage project, move headquarters funding later
Summary
Commissioners agreed to reconfigure the sheriff facilities program so the Support Services (evidence storage) building moves forward while the larger sheriff headquarters is shifted to later bond years to reduce a $12.5 million bond shortfall in the draft CIP.
Commissioner President Guy and county staff on Feb. 25 agreed to advance a smaller, high-priority Support Services (evidence storage) building for the sheriff while shifting the larger sheriff headquarters plan out of the county’s FY26 bond ask.
The decision came as finance staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the draft five‑year capital improvement plan and its $85.7 million bond request, down from an earlier $94.4 million ask. Veneta Van Cleave, St. Mary’s County chief financial officer, told commissioners the current FY26 CIP package totals about $104.3 million and that the county faces a roughly $12.5 million shortfall in the bond request unless projects are restructured.
The sheriff’s Support Services Building has grown in scope since the county’s 2019 Space Needs Study; project managers said the planned building footprint rose from about 15,000…
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