The Caroline Board of Supervisors has decided not to give the county schools $1.7 million in leftover funds that the School Board wanted to use for capital improvements.
The supervisorsâ 4â2 vote Tuesday resulted in the county retaining the full $1.7 million dollars, delaying a number of the school divisionâs one-time facility needs.
Supervisors Jeff Sili, Reggie Underwood, Nancy Long and Floyd Thomas voted against the reversion funding. Supervisors Clay Forehand and Jeff Black supported a compromise to give the schools $300,000 for a multi-purpose gym and $140,000 for upgrades to the Caroline High School softball field.
Superintendent Sarah Calvert said the $1.7 million came from savings in gasoline and substitute costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the system to convert to virtual learning over the past year.
As some Bowling Green residents woke up Monday morning, they saw the townâs public utility workers turning off their water.
A total of 251 Caroline County homes received notification in the past week that water would be disconnected for nonpayment. There were 78 such notices in the town of Bowling Green and another 173 that went out to other Caroline residents.
Eighteen disconnections took place in Bowling Green Monday. None had occurred elsewhere in the county.
The disconnection notices are the result of the county Board of Supervisors and Bowling Green Town Council both recently voting to implement an exemption from Gov. Ralph Northamâs moratorium on utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Port Royalâs Town Council hasnât voted on the issue.