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County staff flags tobacco-restoration receipts for farmland preservation; commissioners await state action in Annapolis
Summary
Staff added cigarette (tobacco) restitution funds to the ag-preservation program line in the draft CIP and recommended a budget amendment when the state releases formal allocations; commissioners expressed concern that the state legislature could change the restitution pot and asked to wait on amendments until clarifying legislation is resolved.
County staff incorporated anticipated cigarette restitution (tobacco settlement) receipts into the ag-preservation funding entries in the revised CIP and noted a prior balance of $1,251,320 and an annual estimated carry of $3,472 (note: transcript said "3472" as an estimate) that could serve as local match for farmland preservation programs.
Finance staff cautioned the board that cigarette/tobacco restitution monies…
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