Rural Maryland Fund Could Benefit Region

Insecurity around whether the Western Maryland Futures Fund will continue to receive state aid continues as the budget deadline nears. Bills supporting another fund have emerged that could help the region. The Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund would help projects such as site development. Mayor Ray Morriss tells WCBC the bill would help areas on either end of the state…

 

 

“Really, an economic development tool that would be designed to help the rural areas of the state such as the Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland, and of course Western Maryland. So that’s one we look at favorably.”