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Board votes to ask county for immediate funding of safety and security CIP items

Harford County Board of Education (Harford County Public Schools) · November 17, 2025
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Summary

The board moved to send a supplemental funding request to the county for about $4.3 million in safety and security capital items, the motion passed after debate with several trustees abstaining; staff will prepare a reordered CIP list and follow up at the Dec. 15 meeting.

During a first look at the local FY27 capital-improvement priorities, staff presented a prioritized list of projects and a scoring rubric that produced a total local request of about $59.6 million. Board members and staff discussed scoring, funding sources (bonds and PAYGO) and carryover needs from previous cycles.

Several trustees argued safety and security items should be carved out and funded immediately rather than waiting for FY27 allocations. Trustee Wade (speaker who led the…

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