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School officials tell Carroll County supervisors capital needs and dwindling federal funds strain budget
Summary
A school system presenter told the Carroll County Board of Supervisors on March 30 that a small net operating increase and the end of multi-year federal grants leave little room for capital projects, highlighting aging buildings, coal boilers and the potential of a 1% sales-tax referendum to fund school capital.
At the March 30, 2026 Carroll County Board of Supervisors meeting, a school-system presenter outlined the divisionbudget, warning that a net operating increase of about $95,000 and the expiration of several federal grants leave the schools with little margin for capital work.
The presenter said the district recently lost more than $1,300,000 in federal funds tied to multi-year programs and that other federal tutoring funds and AmeriCorps positions are ending. "We spent over $11,000,000 of that money," the presenter said of ESSER funds used for roofs, boilers and similar capital repairs.
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