Worcester County approved measures to apply for a grant to help cover the $2 million in costs associated with connecting homes in St. Martins by the Bay to the Ocean Pines water system.
Worcester County approved measures to apply for a grant to help cover the $2 million in costs associated with connecting homes in St. Martins by the Bay to the Ocean Pines water system.
The Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday session was full of public hearings, with the county having hearings on improving the water at St. Martins by the Bay, applying for Community Development Block Grant funds, and changes to the Capital Improvement Plan.
Residents at St. Martins by the Bay have a situation: their water comes from a well and sometimes that means letting consumers know their water must be boiled before they can drink it.
During Tuesday’s meeting, the Worcester County Commissioners held a public hearing on applying for a state grant to help cover the costs of connecting the community to the Ocean Pines Water System.
A total of 58 residents would be served if an eight-inch water main is extended to the system down Beauchamp Road to St. Martins Parkway and into the community.
The estimated cost for the project in November 2021 was $1,545,991, which included the design and construction. But with the costs of materials increasing, the Public Works Department recommended raising the estimated price to $2 million.
The commissioners unanimously agreed to apply for the grant.
The Maryland Community Development Block Grant Program is federally funded and designed to help municipalities improve neighborhoods with revitalization efforts, economic development, and improved community facilities and services.
This year, over $7 million is up for grabs, and a public hearing on whether to apply for the grant was held during the meeting on Tuesday.
The commissioners agreed to apply for CDBG in the amount of $500,000 to help fund the county-wide owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program. The vote was unanimous.
The commissioners held a public hearing to amend the five-year capital improvement plan for FY 23 through FY 27.
The biggest changes to the plan include removing the $3.25 million set aside for Ocean Pines Spray Irrigation and update the Ocean Pines Belt Filter Press from $3.55 million to $4.6 million.
The commissioners unanimously approved the amendments.
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