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COMMISSIONERS MEETING March 24, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners for Cecil County met for the purpose of conducting a public hearing at the County Administrative Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd., Elkton, Maryland on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The following members of the Board were present: Brian L. Lockhart, President Rebecca J. Demmler, Vice President Wayne L. Tome, Commissioner Robert J. Hodge, Commissioner James T. Mullin, Commissioner
Constituting a full Board.
The meeting was called to order by President Lockhart at 5:00 p.m. and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
- PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FY 2010-2014 -
County Administrator Wein presented the Cecil County 2010-2014 Proposed Capital Improvement Program to the Board. The purpose of this public hearing is to present an overview of the proposed CIP and receive public comment on program.
Administrator Wein advised the Board that the Cecil County Planning Commission recommended disapproval of the Capital Improvement Program at their March 16, 2009 meeting.
Craig Whiteford, Budget Manager summarized the projects for the CIP (FY 2010), as recommended by the CIP Committee. The projects will require additional request of general obligation bond authority in the amount of approximately $22,000,000. Projects included in the Capital Improvement Program are as follows:
Board of Education - Continuation of the Calvert Elementary Addition/Renovation project; Elkton High School Stadium; and the Leeds Elementary Systemic project;
Cecil College - Continuation of the Physical Education Building and the Science Laboratory renovation;
Cecil County Public Library - land acquisition for the North East Library Branch;
Department of Emergency Services - construction of new facility on Harrisville Road in Colora and the continuation of communication enhancement initiatives to increase communication in the western portion of the county;
Cecil County Detention Center - renovation of the Detention Center to increase the capacity to a 328 bed facility;
Cecil County Roads and Bridge projects - consisting of twenty-five (25) road and bridge projects; satellite salt facility; two drainage improvement projects; four road and street projects; removal of one bridge structure with stabilization efforts; fourteen (14) bridge replacement projects; continuation of Carpenter's Point sewer project, continuation of I&I initiatives in Charlestown; upgrades to the Seneca Point Wastewater Treatment Plant and administrative facilities at that site; redevelopment of cell 4 at the Cecil County Landfill; and development of landfill gas to energy project.
Commissioner Hodge requested that the road and bridge projects be listed in priority order.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
No public comment received.
With no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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