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St. Mary's Metropolitan Commission wins approval to seek $36 million DHCD loan

Commissioners of St. Mary's County · January 14, 2026
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Summary

The county board approved MetCom’s request to submit a DHCD loan application for roughly $36 million to fund wastewater and force‑main projects constrained by a Maryland Department of the Environment consent decree; commissioners debated reserve levels and loan timing before approving the request.

The Commissioners of St. Mary's County voted to allow the St. Mary’s Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) to submit a Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) loan application for major capital projects and a separate 10‑year loan for vehicles and equipment.

MetCom representatives told the board the 30‑year application would support several large projects — including the Piney Point force main, the Forest Run wastewater pump station and the Piney Point wastewater pump station — that are constrained by timelines set in a…

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