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Frostburg presses state for $610,000 in water projects as revenue forecast cools
Summary
City staff said Frostburg has packaged a $610,000 request for four water-sustainability projects and is meeting with state budget and environment officials to press the case. Staff warned that slower statewide revenue growth could make state funding harder to secure and urged council to keep pressure on delegation and agency contacts.
Frostburg City staff told the mayor and council at a work session that the city has submitted a $610,000 funding request to state offices to support four water-sustainability projects and is pursuing follow-up meetings with key budget and agency officials.
"We broke down the $610,000 request into basically 4 projects," said Brian Martin, in a presentation summarizing meetings with the Governor's Office, the Department of Budget and Management and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). He said those offices have acknowledged the submission and invited follow-up discussions.
The request is part of a broader round of outreach Martin described as timely: staff and elected officials met with the…
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