anchor Description
State budget legislation has directed funding to Montgomery County Government to fund Maryland County Public School playgrounds throughout the County. FY23 State Aid will be used for playgrounds at the following elementary schools: Burning Tree, Burtonsville, Gaithersburg, JoAnn Leleck, Kemp Mill, New Hampshire Estates, Ronald McNair, Sargent Shriver, and Stedwick. FY24 State Aid will be used for projects at the following schools: Viers Mill Elementary School, Capt. James E. Daly Elementary School, Radnor Center, Summit Hall Elementary School, Poolesville Elementary School, Roscoe R. Nix Elementary School, Harmony Hills Elementary School, Twinbrook Elementary School, Goshen Elementary School, and Damascus High School. FY25 State Aid will be used for projects at the following schools: Bel Pre Elementary School, Damascus High School, Wilson Wims Elementary School, Farmland Elementary School, Gaithersburg Elementary School, Little Bennett Elementary School, Oakland Terrace, Sherwood High School, Springbrook High School, and Watkins Mill Elementary School. FY26 State Aid will be used for projects at the following schools: Damascus High School, Flower Valley Elementary School, Glen Haven Elementary School, Lake Seneca Elementary School, Rachel Carson Elementary School, Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Strawberry Knoll Elementary School, Westover Elementary School, and Wyngate Elementary School. FY27 State Aid will be used for projects at the following schools: Cloverly Elementary School, Beall Elementary School, Bells Mill Elementary School, Caderock Springs Elementary School, Damascus High School, Forest Knolls Elementary School, Fox Chapel Elementary School, Greenwood Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, and Rock View Elementary School.
anchorCost Change
Additional State Aid provided for FY27.
anchorOther
The Department of General Services (DGS) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are developing a plan to coordinate the execution and reimbursement of these projects.
anchorFiscal Note
State Aid allocations provided by the General Assembly to support this program: $1,350,000 (FY23); $1,350,000 (FY24); $1,350,000 (FY25); $1,550,000 (FY26); $1,500,000 (FY27).
anchorDisclosures
The County Executive asserts that this project conforms to the requirement of relevant local plans, as required by the Maryland Economic Growth, Resource Protection and Planning Act.
anchorCoordination
Department of General Services and Montgomery County Public Schools.