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Board directs financial adviser consultation as commissioners weigh capital projects and AAA rating
Summary
Facing growing capital requests and a policy limit that sets aside a reserve benchmark for bond ratings, Calvert County commissioners voted to bring in financial advisers to assess alternatives —including longer amortizations and tradeoffs between pay‑as‑you‑go and debt financing.
On April 7 the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners unanimously directed staff to arrange consultations with financial advisers after a lengthy work session on debt and capital planning.
Danielle Russell, capital improvement projects and grants manager, told the board debt service for FY2027 is projected to remain well within policy limits but that the county is approaching an assessed‑value benchmark used as a guardrail. "We are currently at around 37% of…
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