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Residents raise sidewalks, library outreach, school redistricting and data‑center concerns at county forum

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

Beyond major debates over a cannabis greenhouse and Piney Point redevelopment, residents requested sidewalk improvements in Leonardtown/Hollywood, expanded bookmobile service to low-income neighborhoods, warned against closing White Marsh Elementary, and urged regulation of data centers and stronger housing authority coordination.

A range of routine but consequential local issues also drew public comment at the St. Mary's County forum.

Jean Marie Hanson asked the board to widen and repair a sidewalk between the hospital and the Leonardtown/Route 5 corner, citing unsafe conditions for…

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