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Caroline County commissioners back school system’s FY27 CIP planning request for middle school project

5822707 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners voted to send a letter of support for Caroline County Public Schools’ FY27 capital improvement program, which seeks state planning approval for a new middle school (the Lockerman project) and lists multi-year construction funding requests, plus other CIP items including wastewater work and a roof at Denton Elementary.

Caroline County Commissioners voted Sept. 23 to draft and send a letter of support for the Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS) FY2027 capital improvement program, a step officials said is needed to secure state planning approval for a proposed middle-school replacement known in presentations as the Lockerman project.

Dr. Derek Simmons, superintendent of Caroline County Public Schools, and Bill Mangle, director of operations for CCPS, briefed commissioners on the FY27 CIP and the school system’s five‑year plan. Mangle said the FY27 request seeks state approval for architectural and engineering (A&E) planning only, estimated in the presentation at $600,082 (transcript figures include typographical noise in the original); CCPS anticipates requesting larger construction appropriations in FY28 and FY29 if the project receives state…

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