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Frederick County Council approves transit grant application and Bill 26-03 to support transit services
Summary
The Council approved a Proposed Resolution authorizing a FY27 transit grant application and passed Bill 26-03 to allocate recordation tax proceeds for transit services; both passed 7-0. Roman Steichen and Jamie McKay briefed the Council; the minutes do not list dollar amounts or detailed allocations.
Frederick County’s Council approved two actions on March 17 intended to support local transit services: a resolution authorizing submission of a FY27 transit grant application and Bill 26-03, which allocates recordation tax proceeds to support transit.
Transit Services Division Director Roman Steichen and Deputy Director Jamie McKay briefed the Council on the FY27 grant proposal. Council Member M.C. Keegan-Ayer moved to approve the Proposed Resolution authorizing the grant application; Vice President Kavonté Duckett seconded and the motion passed 7-0. Later in the meeting, Council Vice President Kavonté Duckett moved to approve Bill 26-03 (Allocation of Recordation Tax Proceeds to Support Transit Services); Council Member Renee Knapp seconded and the motion also passed 7-0.
The minutes record the approvals but do not include the dollar amounts, the specific programs or services to be funded, or an itemized allocation of the recordation tax proceeds. The briefings were presented by transit staff; no public comments or dissent are recorded in the provided segments.
Council members framed the votes as procedural approvals to secure grant funding and to direct local recordation tax proceeds toward transit operations and services. The minutes do not record implementation dates or follow-up tasks or the exact funding breakdowns.
