Wicomico County, MD — August 20, 2026 — Wicomico County communities are set to receive more than $520,000 in state funding for improvements to local parks and recreational facilities following approvals by the Maryland Board of Public Works at its August 19 meeting.
The funding, awarded through the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Community Parks and Playgrounds Program, will support three important projects in Wicomico County:
- Town of Willards — Willards Town Park: $149,674 for improvements including new bleachers, picnic tables, benches and trash cans.
- Town of Delmar — Gordy Park: $70,500 for new playground equipment, refurbishment of the skateboard ramp and construction of a new gazebo.
- Town of Delmar — Mason Dixon Sports Complex: $300,500 for lighting improvements to Fields 1 and 3.
“Investments like these make a real difference in the quality of life for our residents,” said Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano. “Our parks and recreational facilities are places where families gather, children play and our communities come together. I am thrilled to see these projects receive state support and proud to see continued investment in Wicomico County.”
The Mason Dixon Sports Complex project represents a particularly significant investment in the county’s growing recreational infrastructure. Improved lighting will expand the usability of Fields 1 and 3 and enhance opportunities for youth sports and community activities.
“These awards demonstrate what can happen when local and state partners work together to invest in our communities,” Giordano said. “We will continue advocating for resources that improve our parks, strengthen our communities and provide residents with first-class recreational opportunities.”
The projects were approved as part of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Community Parks and Playgrounds Program.
I have been begging Julie Giordano for months to do something about getting Mill Branch Road black topped. It’s a mess and in bad need of resurfacing. Every rural road in the Athol, Hebron and Mardela area has been black topped and striped, except Mill Branch Road. Recently they even repaved Old Florist Lane outside of Hebron, which has NO through traffic on it and 3 houses and the road isn’t even a quarter of a mile long. I have received my tax bill and I don’t see any reduction in my taxes. Mill Branch Road just had a major logging operation this summer and it has damaged our already shoddy road, plus dozens of watermelon buses every day, soon school buses, farming machinery nearly year round, work traffic, you name it. The road is narrow and when passing another vehicle one of them has to go off the roadside to get past. I have contacted the Ms. Giordano and the supervisor of the county roads dept, numerous times, all to no avail. I just want to know why our road is left in such disrepair and neglected while all the surrounding area roads have been fixed and are great!!! We pay the same taxes as those who live on all those other roads. No one will respond to me!!!
Call mary beth, you will get the same results.
Right. She’s no better!
none of them are, all about getting teir grift on! screw the taxpaying citizen!
mary beth needs to go, she is just a parasite like many other politicians.
They all need to go!
8:01………….I guess you just don’t know the right people. It all depends on who you are.