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Bowie council reviews Planning & Sustainability division budget, objectives and grant reapplications
Summary
City staff reviewed the Planning and Sustainability division’s FY2026 objectives and budget, noting a failed grant for an MD 214 pedestrian overpass, plans to reapply for transportation grants, a postponed byway video project, and no major budget changes for the division.
City Manager presented the Planning and Sustainability division portion of the proposed FY2026 budget and objectives, saying the department provides recommendations on development proposals and conducts short- and long-range studies for the City of Bowie.
The presentation noted an MD 214 pedestrian overpass design and engineering effort that staff sought grant funding for, but that the project was not funded by the county; city staff completed debriefs with the federal Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant program and with the state Transportation Alternatives (TA) program and intend to reapply in the next grant cycle. “This project was not funded … staff tends to reapply for these grants in the upcoming cycle,” the City Manager said.
The division also postponed an in-house video series about Bowie’s byway trail system, noting new leadership in…
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