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Commissioners reallocate park funds to cover $270,000 shortfall for Piney Point Lighthouse erosion project
Summary
After higher-than-expected bids, the Board of County Commissioners approved transferring roughly $270,000 from a Chaptico Park project to the Piney Point Lighthouse shore-erosion control contract so construction can proceed this year; one commissioner voted no.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Aug. 26 approved a budget amendment moving surplus funds to cover a $270,000 shortfall on a shore-erosion control project at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Park, allowing the county to award a construction contract this fall.
Phil Rollins, representing the Department of Recreation and Parks, told the board the low construction bid was $692,247 and that the county needs a total of $727,427 to include contingency and project management. He said the county has approximately $457,000 available from two interest-free state shore-erosion loans and is therefore short…
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