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Commissioners defer $11,000 funding request for local mission, ask staff to verify tax-exempt status
Summary
The board asked staff to verify the tax status and potential religious affiliation of a mission seeking $11,000 in noncompetitive nonprofit funding and deferred the decision until the next work session after commissioners raised concerns about duplicate services and whether concentrating services in Lexington Park would act as a magnet for need.
The St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners on May 2 deferred action on an $11,000 nonprofit funding request from a mission that provides services including showers and other assistance to people experiencing homelessness. Commissioners asked staff to verify the mission's tax-exempt status and whether its activities had a religious component before approving public funds.
Commissioners raised two core concerns: possible duplication of services with the existing 3 Oaks homeless center and whether adding or concentrating…
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