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Votes at a glance: Chesapeake College funding request approved; Sharp Road Park MOU extended; consent agenda adopted

March 04, 2025 | Caroline County, Maryland


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Votes at a glance: Chesapeake College funding request approved; Sharp Road Park MOU extended; consent agenda adopted
The Caroline County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions on March 4, 2025.

Chesapeake College — use of fund balance for 10‑year facilities master plan
Motion: "I move we approve the use of fund balance for this project." (motion and second recorded in transcript)
Outcome: Approved. Commissioners approved a use‑of‑fund‑balance request to supply the remainder of a contract for a college 10‑year facilities master plan; the college sought $167,550 in additional funding and proposed combining that with $75,000 already in its FY2025 capital budget to complete a roughly $250,000 contract. Two commissioners opposed the motion; the meeting transcript records a majority approval with two dissenting commissioners.
Notes: Staff memo indicates the plan is required for submission to the Maryland Higher Education Commission and that Chesapeake sought proposals; the recommended award was to Design Collective (Baltimore) and the proposed schedule spans about 10 months. The college had previously produced an internal plan in 2016; the current document is an updated external consultant plan.

Sharp Road Park memorandum of understanding (MOU)
- Addition to agenda: Commissioners voted to add approval of an agreement with the Town of Denton extending the MOU for Sharp Road Park to the action agenda. Motion and second were recorded and the item was added.
- MOU extension approval: Motion to approve the extension of the term of the memorandum of understanding for Sharp Road Park and send it to Denton for execution. Outcome: Approved by voice vote.
Notes: The existing MOU dated March 19, 2024, was set to expire March 19, 2025; the extension continues the agreement for one additional year or until closing.

Consent agenda
Motion: Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda, which included routine items and an extension of an existing grass‑cutting contract. Outcome: Consent agenda approved by voice vote; no opposition recorded in the transcript.

Votes summary (tallies inferred from transcript)
- Chesapeake College use of fund balance: approved; tally inferred 3 yes, 2 no (two commissioners stated they opposed).
- Sharp Road Park MOU (addition and extension): both motions approved by voice vote (unanimous on the record).
- Consent agenda: approved by voice vote (no opposition recorded).

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