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Board approves hot-air balloon festival, authorizes wastewater tank replacement, advances animal-code changes
Summary
On March 24 the board approved a two-day hot-air balloon glow permit, authorized up to $60,000 from the utility fund to replace a damaged double-wall chemical tank at the wastewater plant, and advanced amendments to the county's animal ordinance to public hearing (including tethering and temperature provisions).
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors took a series of non-land-use actions March 24: it granted a festival permit to Balloon Shows USA for a hot-air balloon glow and laser show at Meadow Event Park (proposed May 8and 9, 2026, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., estimated attendance 2,500 per day), and it authorized a utility-fund expenditure of up to $60,000 to replace a cracked inner liner of a double-wall chemical tank at the county wastewater treatment plant.
Bradley Broom of Balloon Shows USA told the board the company runs 12to 15 balloon events a…
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