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St. Mary's County reviews CIP changes, plans fall bond and adds Garvey parking to five‑year plan
Summary
County staff presented changes to the capital improvement plan, flagged a possible $70.2M bond request in FY28, and commissioners signaled consensus to add a Garvey staff parking project to the CIP with design and construction estimates.
St. Mary's County staff presented updates to the county’s capital improvement plan during a Feb. 10 budget work session and flagged a potential larger bond request in FY28 while commissioners endorsed adding several projects for further review.
Vanetta Van Cleave, identified in the meeting record as the county finance lead, told commissioners the November‑approved plan produced a FY27 increase of roughly $9.3 million, later year reductions and an overall reduction of about $24.8 million through FY31. "Looking at FY'27, the proposed capital projects [are] 61,700,000," Van Cleave said, and she cautioned that new assets will carry additional operating costs for labor and maintenance.
Staff outlined the county’s debt picture and bond assumptions: current outstanding debt…
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