St. Mary's County planners warn deferred maintenance threatens school systems' basic needs

Jul 28, 2026

The county's capital planning director presented a six-year Educational Facilities Master Plan, detailing $251 million of state and local projects focused on roofs and HVAC and warning that current state funding levels could stretch needed work over decades.

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Kim Howes, St. Mary's County public schools' capital planning director, told the Planning Commission the system's Educational Facilities Master Plan centers on preserving life-safety systems — keeping roofs watertight and HVAC running — across more than two million square feet of school buildings.

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