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St. Mary’s commissioners delay full Carver community-center build, approve $75,000 for planning
Summary
After public input and Navy AQ concerns, commissioners moved the proposed Carver Recreation site back in the capital plan and approved $75,000 for further planning and needs assessment; multiple CIP funding shifts were also adopted.
St. Mary's County Commissioners on Feb. 26 moved to delay a full build-out of a proposed Carver Recreation Community Center after residents and advisory-board input and concerns raised about Navy AQ guidance, and approved $75,000 to fund further planning and needs assessment.
The county’s chief financial officer, Jeanette Cudmore, told the board the session would begin with follow-up on recent capital-project changes and the fiscal impact on funding, debt and operations: “So what the first thing we're gonna do is follow-up on the capital project changes from the prior work session last week,” Cudmore said as she opened the presentation of revised CIP sheets.
The commissioners said community feedback and Navy guidance pushed them to scale back immediate construction. “Of all the speakers, they none supported the move to CIP or Community Center to the Carver Recreation Center,” said Mr.…
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