Wicomico Commits Another $212K To Wor-Wic

SALISBURY – Officials in Wicomico County this week made a supplemental appropriation of $212,400 to cover Wor-Wic Community College’s operating expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.

In a legislative session of the Wicomico County Council Tuesday, officials agreed to transfer $212,400 in contingencies to the community college.

Ray Hoy, president of Wor-Wic, came before the Worcester County Commissioners and Wicomico County Council once in February to seek funds for a $600,000 shortfall. Though Worcester County provided the money upfront, officials in Wicomico County gave the money in two parts.

While Worcester County contributed its full $175,000, Wicomico County provided $212,400.

At the February meeting of the Worcester County Commissioners, Hoy said Wor-Wic had cut half of its $1.3 million deficit through freezes and cuts. The community college was looking to both counties to fund the remaining $600,000 shortfall. He attributed the shortfall to rising medical benefit costs and a decline in enrollment.

After receiving Wicomico County’s $212,400 transfer this week, Wor-Wic will have received $600,000 from both Worcester and Wicomico counties.

About The Author: Bethany Hooper

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Bethany Hooper has been with The Dispatch since 2016. She currently covers various general stories. Hooper graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 2012 and the University of Maryland in 2016, where she completed double majors in journalism and economics.