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The Board of Carroll County Commissioners unanimously voted at their meeting Thursday, to use $46,483 from the current budget to pay for installing a new 6-foot chain link fence at the Carroll County Farm Museum.

Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocery chain offering organic foods and fresh local produce, will join the Westminster Station retail space at 343 Baltimore Blvd., across from TownMall.

After serving more than seven years as manager of the Carroll County Farm Museum, Joanne Weant has passed the leadership torch to Jane Sewell, who began as the Westminster museum’s new manager last week.

After serving more than seven years as manager of the Carroll County Farm Museum, Joanne Weant has passed the leadership torch to Jane Sewell, who began as the Westminster museum’s new manager last week.

Carroll has recently rebranded the county Business/Employment Resource Center to Carroll County Workforce Development, with the launch of a new logo and marketing campaign.

After issuing a Request for Proposals for the sale/development of a 170-acre portion of the Harrison-Leishear property in Mt. Airy, Carroll County received two proposals; one which is exclusively residential and another which would include residential, flex and commercial space. County commissioners decided to hold off on making decision at their Aug. 12 meeting, wanting to see more detailed site plans for both proposals, as well as engage the local community.

The commissioners' vote to retain 85 acres of the Harrison-Leishear property near Mount Airy and to seek requests for proposals and sell the remaining 169 acres was approved unanimously.

Carroll County has a $23 million budget surplus for the fiscal year, but the uncertainty of the pandemic could change this.

The restaurant relief fund will be open starting Jan. 12 at noon, when establishments can apply online at www.carrollbiz.org, until Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. Applicants will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis.