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Council approves lease renewal, court contract, board appointment and grant confirmations
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Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the council approved a 10-year north hangar lease with the Maryland Department of Agriculture Mosquito Control, awarded a $37,475 Circuit Court water heater contract, appointed a social services advisory board member, and confirmed interim grant poll approvals.
The Dorchester County Council approved a package of administrative actions and procurement items during its Oct. 15 meeting in Cambridge.
Airport Director Steve Nuwer recommended, and the council approved, a one-month extension and a subsequent renewal of the intergovernmental lease with the Maryland Department of Agriculture — Mosquito Control Section for the north hangar. The renewal is a 10-year term effective Dec. 1, 2024, at a tiered rental rate beginning at $1,880.00 per month; the motion passed 4-0 (William V. Nichols absent).
Public Works presented a bid award recommendation to replace the Circuit Court water heater. The council approved awarding the contract to National HVAC for $37,475, with the work to be funded from Transfer Tax revenues.
The council also approved the appointment of Kathleen Eberspacher to the Dorchester County Social Services Advisory Board for a three-year term beginning Nov. 1, 2024, following a recommendation from Jenifer L. DuBosq, Director of the Department of Social Services.
Additionally, the council confirmed interim poll decisions to submit a $75,000 Youth & Amateur Sports grant and Michael Erin Busch Fund application through the Maryland Sports Commission (to support IRONMAN county obligations and emergency services) and to submit an estimated $350,000 Greenspace Equity Program grant application through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for the Rails to Trails project from Washington Street to Woods Road.
Why it matters: The lease renewal secures hangar space used by a state agency mosquito-control program; the water heater contract is a facilities maintenance action funded from county transfer tax revenues; the board appointment fills a social services advisory vacancy; the grant submissions seek outside funding for events and trail development.
Staff from Airport, Public Works, Finance and Economic Development will carry out the implementation steps for each approved item.