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    County staff says latest budget addresses needs
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    County staff says latest budget addresses needs

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • May 14, 2026

    From March to May a proposed budget for the next fiscal year has bloomed over $9 million to $420.5 million. Calvert County government official…

    Veteran, local businessman seeks Calvert commissioner seat
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    Veteran, local businessman seeks Calvert commissioner seat

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • Apr 29, 2026

    Twenty years later, Patrick E. Flaherty is still running and for him it’s an accountability issue.

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    St. Mary's proposed budget includes fire tax and fees increases
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    St. Mary's proposed budget includes fire tax and fees increases

    • Riley Dauber rdauber@somdnews.com
    • Mar 31, 2026

    After a positive budget work session last week, the St. Mary’s County commissioners opened this week’s meeting with a few different votes, inc…

    County staff proposes $411.5 million budget
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    County staff proposes $411.5 million budget

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • Mar 26, 2026

    The proposed spending plan for Calvert County government for the fiscal year that starts in three months will crack the $400 million mark. As …

    St. Mary's board sends budget to public hearing
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    St. Mary's board sends budget to public hearing

    • Riley Dauber rdauber@somdnews.com
    • Mar 25, 2026

    St. Mary’s County residents should start preparing their speeches for the budget public hearing next month.

    St. Mary's school board expects to meet negotiated salary agreements
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    St. Mary's school board expects to meet negotiated salary agreements

    • Riley Dauber rdauber@somdnews.com
    • Mar 24, 2026

    St. Mary’s public school employees may feel more hopeful about their salaries as the budget cycle continues.

    Ireland seeks re-election to the Calvert board
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    Ireland seeks re-election to the Calvert board

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • Mar 23, 2026

    Seeing his native county at a crossroads, Todd Ireland is seeking to maintain a leadership role. The Huntingtown resident has filed for re-ele…

    St. Mary's agencies request more funding for salary
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    St. Mary's agencies request more funding for salary

    • Riley Dauber rdauber@somdnews.com
    • Mar 18, 2026

    You could hear a pin drop as employees from locally funded state agencies and other county workers watched Chief Financial Officer Vanetta Van…

    Tax differential rates for Calvert's municipalities set
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    Tax differential rates for Calvert's municipalities set

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • Mar 11, 2026

    In the past, the annual meeting with local mayors and the Calvert County commissioners was a casual formality, with all parties subsequently p…

    Capital project budget plan revealed in Calvert
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    Capital project budget plan revealed in Calvert

    • MARTY MADDEN mmadden@somdnews.com
    • Feb 25, 2026

    It’s a major component of the annual budget and a glimpse of what’s currently proposed to be on the drawing board for Calvert from fiscal 2027…

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