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Committee recommends $275,000 supplemental appropriation for North Bethesda Metro Station north entrance
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The committee backed a $275,000 FY26 supplemental appropriation — $250,000 state grant plus $25,000 county match — to support community engagement and conceptual planning for a North Bethesda Metro Station north entrance project and added a racial equity impact assessment to the updated staff report.
The Transportation and Environment Committee recommended approval of a $275,000 supplemental appropriation to the FY26 capital budget to support the North Bethesda Metro Station northern entrance project.
Council staff said the request leverages a $250,000 state grant from the Maryland Department of Transportation's transit-oriented development capital program and a $25,000 county match funded with recordation tax premium. "This funding will be used to provide a noncompetitive grant to WMATA's chosen contractor... to support initial community engagement and conceptual land use planning activities," Kenny said.
Staff reported a racial equity impact assessment (REIA) was added to the revised staff report shortly after the initial posting and is attached on the county website. MCDOT staff provided an implementation timeline: the appropriation funds initial tasks and staff anticipates issuing a design-builder RFP later this year and beginning construction in 2027, pending later design phases and procurement.
Committee members expressed appreciation for the state delegation securing funds and, without objection, supported recommending the supplemental appropriation to the full council for final action. The appropriation is intended as an early, catalytic investment to advance community engagement and to unlock additional state aid expected in later years for the broader redevelopment effort.
