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Worcester County approves $24,000 allocation to help Berlin secure $463,000 MDOT earmark for bike-ped project
Summary
After heated debate over a rushed deadline and incomplete documentation, commissioners voted 6-1 to allocate $24,000 from previously committed rails-to-trails funds so the town of Berlin can meet a state match and accept $463,000 in MDOT funding for bike and pedestrian safety work.
The Worcester County Commissioners voted 6-1 on Sept. 2 to reallocate $24,000 of previously committed rails-to-trails funding to help the Town of Berlin provide a 20% match for a Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) earmark of $463,000.
Sarah Gorfinkel, executive assistant to Berlin Mayor Zach Tindall, told commissioners MDOT had offered $463,000 of previously unused earmark funding and that the town would be responsible for a 20% match — roughly $128,000. Gorfinkel said the town has $104,000 in its budget and asked the county to reallocate county rails-to-trails funding to make…
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