The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Commissioners’ Operating and Capital Improvement Plan on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m.
The hearing will take place in the Chesapeake Hearing Room on the first floor of the County Administration Building at 150 Main Street in Prince Frederick. Residents may attend in person or participate remotely by phone using 929-229-2458, Meeting ID 202-970-551 and passcode #.
The proposed budget is balanced at $420 million in revenues and expenditures. It sustains current service levels while prioritizing education, public safety, capital investments and maintaining a high quality of life for residents.
Operational funding for Calvert County Public Schools is set at $169 million, exceeding the state’s required maintenance of effort by $9.2 million. The capital construction budget is funded at $89 million, focusing on school construction, facility renovations and critical infrastructure improvements. Enterprise funds for water and sewer projects are budgeted at $12 million, and solid waste operations at $17 million.
The proposed budget also includes fee changes for the departments of Planning & Zoning, Public Works (Solid Waste Division) and Parks & Recreation.
Residents can submit written comments by email to BudgetTeam@calvertcountymd.gov, by mail or hand delivery to the Department of Finance & Budget at 150 Main St., Prince Frederick. The meeting will be streamed live on Comcast channels 99 and 1070 HD and the Calvert County Government YouTube channel.
The full budget document is available online at www.CalvertCountyMd.gov/FY27Budget and at Calvert County public libraries.
This public hearing is one of the final steps in the FY27 budget process. Commissioners may modify the budget based on public input received at the hearing.
