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Commissioners discuss funding, coordination for MPRP fight; no transfer approved
Summary
After lengthy debate about process, public notice and authority, commissioners did not authorize a fixed transfer but directed staff to study options — including a dedicated coordination role — and report back on legal and budget implications.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners spent more than two hours July 3 discussing a possible county response to the Mid‑Atlantic Power (MPRP) transmission project and whether to allocate county funds to support affected property owners and legal efforts.
Commissioner comments opened with a rebuke that a prior, off‑agenda discussion on the matter may have violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act. Commissioners pressed staff and the county attorney for legal clarity on whether the board could authorize funds for outside parties, and what processes—budget transfers, reserve allocations, or line‑item transfers—would be required to make funds available quickly.
No formal dollar transfer or appropriation was approved. Instead the board…
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