CORDOVA, MARYLAND — The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $200,000 grant agreement Oct. 7 for the Cordova Volunteer Firemen Association, including a new firehouse generator. The association's bond request says its old generator suffered an engine failure.
The item came to the three-member board on the Department of General Services agenda and is listed under Talbot County. The board's after-meeting summary marks it approved, with no discussion noted.
The firehouse matters beyond fire calls, according to the association's 2026 bond request to the General Assembly, also for $200,000. The request says the association has a continuity of operations plan with the Talbot County Department of Social Services, making the firehouse an alternate site where that agency's staff may work, and adds: "Our Firehouse is also the Emergency Evacuation Site for The Chapel District Elementary School." The request's stated purpose also covers broader work on the firehouse property, including the purchase and installation of a permanent whole-building generator.
The same Oct. 7 agenda carried a second Talbot item. The board approved a lease renewal for the Maryland Department of Agriculture's Forest Pest Control office at 28577 Mary's Court, Suite 4, in Easton. The term runs Dec. 1, 2026, through Nov. 30, 2031, at $37,300 in annual rent for the first year, for 1,865 square feet of office space with client interaction.
The Board of Public Works is made up of the governor, the comptroller and the treasurer. Its agendas, after-meeting summaries and meeting audio are posted on the board's meeting documents page.
Source: Maryland Board of Public Works
Also: Maryland Board of Public Works (2), Maryland General Assembly
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