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Council approves Chesapeake College master plan contract using college fund balance; one councilman objects

3225362 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

Dorchester County Council approved allowing Chesapeake College to negotiate a facilities master-planning contract not to exceed $242,550, funded primarily from the college's fund balance; one council member voted no citing future taxpayer cost concerns tied to related capital projects.

The Dorchester County Council approved a request from Chesapeake College to negotiate a 10-year facilities master-planning contract with a design firm for an amount not to exceed $242,550, using the college’s fund balance. The council vote carried with one councilman recorded as opposed.

Clifford Coppersmith, Chesapeake College president, requested authority to proceed with a master-planning contract not to exceed $242,550. Council…

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