Ways & Means Committee - November 4, 2026

The Allegany County Ways & Means Committee met on November 4, 2026. The committee considered updates to the county parking-area local law, covering additional properties and revising parking designations, enforcement, and fines; the final draft was to be reviewed at a later public meeting. It also considered two 25-year land leases in the towns of Birdsville and Granger for constructing and maintaining telecommunications infrastructure adjacent to existing tower sites. The transcript records a motion and second on the Granger lease, but does not clearly capture the vote or disposition of either lease request.

The committee approved a resolution to accept and appropriate $78,394,000 in 2026 Accelerated Transit Capital (ATC) grant funds. It also considered authorizing the purchase of the Wagner property—reported as approximately 30 to 33 acres—to improve access control for the county property and provide room for future operations, including the new DPW administrative building and shop; the chair would execute necessary documents subject to county attorney review, but the transcript does not capture a final vote. Separately, the committee passed an amendment to the classification and compensation plan for department heads and non-unit members, including provisions for part-time attorney pay and annual updates to the legal salary chart.