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Officials say state will cover nearly all FY27 state-funded school projects; county-side list totals about $19.7M
Summary
Facilities staff told the board the state has approved or is near approval for four state-participating FY27 projects that together total about $6.9 million, minus roughly $64,000; county-side requests total roughly $19.7 million (combined ~$28M). The presentation covered elevator repairs, CTE equipment, security hardware and technology refresh plans.
At its Feb. 25 budget work session, Queen Anne's County facilities staff presented the FY27 capital improvement program and told the Board of Education that the state review is nearly complete and, combined with district reserve funds, will cover nearly all state-participating project costs.
"They are able to fund a 100% of the 6,900,000.0 that we were requesting of them with exception of around $64,000," said Daryl Berkel, supervisor of facilities. Berkel said the state is about 90% through its review and that small gaps could be covered from reserve funds when available.
Berker outlined county-side priorities that total about $19.7 million; combined with state participation the full package totals roughly $28 million. He…
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