Board of County Commissioners Meeting - October 13, 2026

The Washington County Board of County Commissioners meeting on October 13, 2026 included several procurement and funding actions. Commissioners approved a $96,548.97 Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts grant, with no local match, for courthouse access-control upgrades. They approved a three-year, $75,000 contract for Board of Zoning Appeals legal services; a three-year APC Advantage service renewal with Tech Advanced Computers (the amount is garbled in the transcript); and a one-year sole-source e-plan permitting software procurement (the amount is not clear). The board also approved a design-services award for HVAC modernization at the detention center under PUR 1783; the vendor and award amount are unclear in the transcript. Commissioners approved county support for the Community Coalition’s 2027 work, discussed as a $10,000 contribution from commissioner contingency funds, with one commissioner voting no. They also approved a letter supporting a U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute demonstration at the airport, contingent on agreement over indemnification language. A purchase of 175 Dell desktop computers was discussed as a lower-cost alternative to replacing thin-client servers, but no vote is captured in the provided transcript.

Other business included discussion of the county’s data-center moratorium and the planning commission’s upcoming review of potential zoning amendments, a tourism bureau annual report, and recognition of community programs and local agriculture. The Community Coalition reported roughly $42 million in state funding and projects benefiting the county, and outlined priorities including I-81, public-safety training facilities, and transportation funding. No county approval of a data center or related construction was reported.