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Commissioners weigh accelerating FDR Boulevard phases to support possible BRAC-driven growth; staff to model fiscal impacts
Summary
In light of potential base-related development and a possible BRAC, commissioners discussed accelerating construction of FDR Boulevard phases 1 and 3 over 2014–16 to improve infrastructure near NAS Patuxent River; staff was asked to produce a revised CIP sheet showing construction vs. land-acquisition costs and debt-service effects
St. Mary's County commissioners spent extensive time on Feb. 27 discussing whether to move up construction of key sections of FDR Boulevard to support development near the Naval Air Station Patuxent River and to strengthen the county’s external scoring for a possible BRAC in 2015.
Commissioner Daniel Morris urged the board to advance phases 1 and 3 of the long-planned FDR Boulevard — work that would connect Peg Road northward toward St. Andrew's Church Road — over a three-year period (FY2014–FY2016). Staff said phase 1 design is 100% complete and land acquisition…
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