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Howard County Council approves amended school-construction submission after debate over Oakland Mills
Summary
The council approved CR 183 20 25 as amended, which adds local projects to the county—s state capital projects submission. The vote followed debate about changing scoring criteria and whether Oakland Mills High School was unfairly deprioritized.
The Howard County Council voted to approve Council Resolution CR 183 20 25 as amended, sending an updated list of state and local school capital projects forward after debate about prioritization criteria and local needs. The resolution, which the council moved off the table and amended, passed on a 3-2 roll call.
The amendment—s sponsor told the council it "modifies the pre-filed request of the state capital projects and then adds the local projects in accordance with action of the board that the board took on November 6." Council members then discussed the underlying data and whether changing criteria had altered project rankings.
Dr. Jones said he had heard…
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