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Residents, staff press county to speed small‑cap funding for deferred school repairs
Summary
Public commenters and district staff urged the county to reallocate or expedite small‑cap funds to address deferred repairs including roofs, HVAC and parking lots; a citizen asked the county council to skip an extra public hearing so contracts can be signed in time for the next school year.
At the Jan. 2 Cecil County Public Schools budget work session, a resident who identified himself as Sean Brim urged county council and school leaders to accelerate small‑cap appropriations to address long‑deferred repairs.
"Cecil County government, since my youth, has defaulted to the position of deferring needed repairs, replacement, upkeep, and maintenance for another day," Brim said, and he urged the county to move forward without the usual extra public‑hearing delay for council resolution 09‑2025, which requests an appropriation of about $1.7 million for…
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