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Council discusses Route 16, World’s End Turn repairs and legislative priorities including juvenile auto-theft
Summary
County staff reviewed transportation priorities and legislative requests, saying the state plans to reinforce World’s End Turn and may schedule a temporary closure next summer; councilors proposed adding juvenile automobile theft and volunteer firefighters’ workers’ compensation classification to the county’s legislative asks.
County staff and councilors reviewed the annual transportation agenda and related legislative priorities during the Aug. 19 council meeting, including state plans for World’s End Turn, chronic flooding at a local intersection, and proposed legislative asks for the upcoming Maryland General Assembly session.
Miss Barnes, the county staff member leading the transportation discussion, summarized items for the council: Route 16 boundary options, county road right‑of‑way matters, and a recurring drainage problem at an intersection in El Dorado. She asked council members to confirm projects to finalize the transportation list for the next meeting.
On the condition of World’s End Turn, Miss Barnes reported what the county had been told by state officials: the…
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