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Allegany County committee recommends targeted Program Open Space awards as state apportionment falls
Summary
County staff proposed FY26 Program Open Space grant recommendations for parks and fields after a state apportionment decline to $289,184; recommendations include partial and full funding for multiple local projects and use of $101,000 to leverage federal LWCF matching funds.
A county subcommittee recommended a slate of Program Open Space funding priorities for fiscal year 2026 after the state apportionment dropped to $289,184, county staff said during an Allegany County public work session.
Andrew, a county staff member who co-chairs the Program Open Space committee, told commissioners the available state funding has fallen sharply from roughly $993,000 in FY24 and about $360,000 the following year. "We got 289,184," Andrew said.
The committee presented recommendations for allocating the smaller apportionment across multiple local projects. Highlights of the committee’s recommendations included: partial funding for the Allegany College of Maryland wetlands boardwalk ($25,000 recommended from an original…
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