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Residents urge pause on Choptank Marina fuel plans and weigh detention-center costs at budget hearing
Summary
At a March 10 public hearing on the FY2027 operating and capital budget, Caroline County residents urged commissioners not to spend more on a proposed Choptank Marina fuel station and questioned reporting of a $40 million detention center. Commissioners said no final decisions have been made and noted some project funding would come from state DNR waterways funds.
Caroline County President Travis Breeding convened the first public hearing on the county’s FY2027 operating and capital budget on March 10, and two residents spoke about specific capital projects and broader budget priorities.
Susie Staelin, a Caroline County resident, testified that taxpayers have already paid for two engineering designs for a proposed fuel station at Choptank Marina and urged commissioners not to fund another. "The taxpayers of Caroline County have already paid for engineering design specs twice at the cost of tens of thousands of dollars," Staelin said. She added that she learned there remained about $250,000 associated with the…
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