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The board also approved its long-range master plan for fiscal year 2022-2031. (Shutterstock)
HOWARD COUNTY, MD The Howard County Board of Education has adopted its operating and capital budget requests for the 2021-2022 school year and capital improvement program for fiscal year 2023-2027. The board also approved its long-range master plan for fiscal year 2022-2031. The budget requests will be submitted to Howard County Executive Calvin Ball yet this month. Ball will submit his proposed budget to the County Council in April and the County Council will review and possibly adopt the Howard County budget in May.
The fiscal year 2022 operating budget request totals $960.3 million, which is a $41.6 million, or 4.5 percent increase from the fiscal year 2021 operating budget. Included in the total request is $18.7 million in one-time costs to eliminate the remaining health fund deficit. Net the one-time costs, the board s requested budget seeks $941.6 million for ongoing oper
During the 17-minute State of Business address, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball touched on the county’s response to the pandemic amid economic uncertainty, as well as his efforts to encourage the county government and residents to spend money with local businesses.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Wednesday discussed the progress of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan, the $140 million plan aimed at limiting future flooding in the historic district.
State Roundup: Senate Democratic leaders introduce Covid policy package
State House in snow (Photo by Matt Proud)
SENATE DEM LEADERS INTRODUCE COVID POLICY PACKAGE: Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday outlined the framework of a legislative package aimed at addressing a myriad of challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the proposals are currently before the General Assembly. They include establishing a public health job corps made up of unemployed Marylanders that would be put to work performing COVID-related tasks such as contact tracing, improving vaccine distribution metrics and expanding of telehealth services and testing and contact tracing operations, among others, writes Bryan Renbaum for Maryland Reporter.
Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Howard County will match statewide standards and allow for wedding receptions, social and fraternal organizations, and indoor and outdoor recreational sports and programs to host up to 50% capacity.