The Howard County Council has given its support to a public-private partnership plan for a new $140 million courthouse in Columbia.
Councilman Calvin Ball was the lone opponent to a contract for the project that the five-member council reviewed and approved Friday before going on summer break.
Ball, who is a Democrat running in November for county executive, said he wanted more time for the council to work out concerns with a long-term contract that is expected to cost the county more than $300 million over 30 years.
All council incumbents are leaving their seats in December and Ball took issue with voting on a project that a new council would inherit. Ball also said he was uncomfortable with the site-selection process and a lack of public awareness of the project’s details.
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