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Capital Improvements Plan

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Silver Spring Transit Center, School Security Top Funding Priorities

County Executive Isiah Leggett announced his proposed amendments to the six-year capital spending plan Tuesday.

An additional $7.5 million to prevent further delays in the opening of the Silver Spring Transit Center and full funding for security systems in county elementary schools were among the recommendations in County Executive Isiah Leggett's proposed amendments to the six-year capital spending plan, released Tuesday. The proposed plan “recognizes the vital need to control future debt and focuses on funding critical safety-related capital needs or projects that will boost the County’s recovering economy and spur job growth,” according to a county statement released to the media.  The $7.5 million general obligation bond for the transit center will cover "site improvement, utilities and construction costs required to prevent further opening …

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