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County budget workshop flags higher local health and education costs under new state calculations
Summary
Dorchester County officials warned that recent Maryland Department of Health and education funding changes could raise local obligations for FY27, with health-match scenarios ranging from a statutory minimum of $457,000 to figures near $939,000 and potential staffing cuts if the county funds only the minimum.
Mister Jones opened Dorchester County’s FY27 capital budget workshop by saying state projections remain preliminary and could change "daily," then outlined several state-level shifts that could increase local spending.
"The Maryland Department of Health has completely changed that figure, which makes all this null and void," Mister Jones said, summarizing late adjustments that altered earlier county projections. He presented a range of possible local…
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