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Community leaders urge county to add $400,000 to restore Scotland AME Zion Church
Summary
Multiple speakers at a Montgomery County Council public hearing urged the council to approve a $400,000 addition to the FY26 capital budget to complete restoration of Scotland AME Zion Church in Potomac, saying private fundraising and prior county grants already cover most of the project but gaps remain.
Community members and faith leaders told the Montgomery County Council at a public hearing that the county should add $400,000 to the FY26 capital budget to help complete restoration of the Scotland AME Zion Church in Potomac.
Speakers said decades of development and past stormwater decisions left the church vulnerable to flooding and that the congregation and private donors have already raised the majority of the restoration funds. Catherine Leggett, Co-chair of the Second Century Project for the Scotland community, said the church "serves the community, not only maintaining the fundamental and foundation goodness and faith, but also it stands to give us potential resources for engagement in the areas of community meetings, educational…
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