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County details $2.5M in annual support for Hagerstown services and approves $7.73M tactical village contract

Washington County Board of County Commissioners · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Emergency services presented an accounting of county contributions to Hagerstown (roughly $2.5M annually), and commissioners approved a $7,734,871.55 contract to build Phase 1 of the Public Safety Training Center tactical village with an additional $400,000 budget adjustment.

Washington County officials on Wednesday outlined how county funds support city emergency services and moved forward with construction of a tactical village at the Public Safety Training Center.

David Hayes, the county’s emergency services director, provided a line‑item summary of county contributions to Hagerstown service delivery. Hayes said recurring items such as EMS supplies, ladder/pump/hose support and portable radios equate to roughly $239,689.11 annually; he also said the county provided 89 portable radios at a capital cost of about $1.2 million (which Hayes annualized to about $119,000 per…

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