Future brightens for former Tubman school

the project from the state; that too was matched in Kittleman’s budget.

Turner said he’s confident that if approved by the full legislature, Atterbary’s request will be matched by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

“Calvin will match it,” Turner said. “I have no reservations about that.”

Ball spokesman Scott Peterson said in an email that the county executive is “committed to seeing that this project comes to fruition and will continue working with his partners in the state delegation for funding.”

He said the school “represents an important part of Howard County’s history and is a community treasure.”

Turner said the renovation project “has been talked about for almost 25 years. And we still haven’t worked to the point where we got it completed.”

“Some of the people who went to the school are getting very old,” Turner said.

“They want to see the project completed.

Every time we delay it, there’s another generation of kids that miss” being able to see the culture center.

“That’s pretty unfortunate,” he said.

Turner said that part of the process was the building’s ownership by the school system.“You really couldn’t do much until the school system transferred the property to the county,” he said.

In 2015, Kittleman had a hand in transferring the school to the county. And last year, he designated $102,150 to relocate the school’s maintenance shop, remove hazardous materials and complete renovations, according to the budget. [e-mail]