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From YouTube: 2023 Budget Town Hall - District 2
Description
County Executive Olszewski & Councilman Izzy Patoka gathering with residents and stakeholders who live in District 2 to get their input and ideas on what should be prioritized in the County's FY24 budget.
A
That
make
our
community
a
great
place
to
live.
I
just
you
know,
speak
on
behalf
of
our
constituents
at
The
JCC,
our
members,
our
staff,
our
board
of
directors
chaired
by
Laura
Rubinstein,
to
thank
the
county
executive
for
making
himself
so
authentically
available.
Maybe
that's
a
fourth,
a
right,
authentic,
available,
accessible
and
accountable,
but
we're
so
honored
tonight
to
host
these
types
of
opportunities
to
bring
our
community
together.
A
B
B
After
the
county
executive's
budget
presentation,
our
residents
will
have
an
opportunity
to
share
their
budget
related
priorities
at
one
of
the
designated
mics
located
here
in
front
of
the
Yards
Auditorium,
the
county
executive,
the
appropriate
department
head
or
councilman
Patoka
will
address
your
inquiries,
concerns
and
budget
related
ideas,
and
if
we
cannot
answer
a
question
this
evening,
we
will
have
a
coordinator
from
the
office
of
community
engagement,
follow
up
with
you
and
now
without
further
Ado.
It
is
my
honor
and
privilege
to
welcome
your
councilman
Izzy
Patoka.
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C
C
C
We
saw
quite
a
number
of
quite
a
few
firefighters
and
First
Responders
here.
You
know
they're
doing
thumbs
up
wrecking
Parks,
Advocates,
Jeffrey,
budnitz
and
Company.
So
it's
really
all
the
reason.
I
point
out
and
and
I'm
not
I,
don't
want
to
miss
anyone,
but
it's
all
of
us
working
together
to
make
the
second
district
as
strong
as
it
can
possibly
be.
It
is
a
a
beautiful
place.
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C
C
We
got
quite
a
few
folks
that
have
put
a
significant
amount
of
hours
in
the
Pikesville
Redevelopment
Pikesville,
Armory
Redevelopment,
so
Pikesville
Armory
folks,
give
yourselves
a
hand,
don't
be
shy.
You
guys
aren't
shy
with
me
just
because
the
county
executive
is
here
doesn't
mean
you
have
to
be
shy.
Okay,
there
you
go
and
also
thanks
to
the
county
executive.
C
I
hope
to
replicate
and
grow
on
the
successes
into
the
second
term,
in
partnership
with
County,
Executive,
olshevsky
and,
more
importantly,
important
partnership
with
all
of
you
that
are
here
today.
That
could
be
doing
anything
else.
But
you
chose
to
be
here
to
improve
your
community
that
you
believe
in
your
community
and,
if
you
believe,
I'm
going
to
believe
so
with
without
further
Ado.
D
We're
going
to
give
Izzy
a
brief
respite,
and
then
we
will
call
him
back
up
for
question
and
answers
good
evening.
Everyone.
It
is
wonderful
to
be
in
District,
Two,
District
Two,
but
first
of
the
Town
Hall
Series,
so
number
one
among
Town,
Hall
Series
tonight.
Thank
you
to
Barack
Herman,
the
entire
team
at
the
Gordon
center
and
the
Jay
for
welcoming
us
tonight.
If
you
walk
through
the
the
lobby
coming
in
you'll
notice,
it's
just
a
beautiful
renovation.
D
Baltimore
County
was
proud
to
support
that
one
of
the
many
ways
in
which,
let's
see
we,
we
believe
in
continuing
to
partner
with
our
community
organizations,
to
drive
progress.
We
have
an
outstanding
team.
You
may
have
interacted
with
many
of
them
in
the
lobby
tonight.
A
lot
of
our
directors,
Deputy
directors
I,
do
want
to
just
shout
out
some
of
the
folks
who
are
helping
me
drive
work
every
day
and
attendance
tonight
we
have
our
administrative
officer,
Stacy
Rogers,
along
with
I,
believe
two
of
our
Deputy
administrative
officers,
Samir
Sid
and
Rebecca
Young
foreign.
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So,
four
years
ago
we
started
on
a
journey
that
talked
about
and
was
really
rooted
in
our
time
in
these
town
halls,
and
it
feels
really
great
to
be
back
in
person
with
all
of
you
again,
but
we
talked
about
what
a
more
open
accessible
all
the
A's.
That
Barack
mentioned,
what
that
meant
for
Baltimore
County,
and
it
meant
first
and
foremost,
that
we
were
an
open
government
and
so
partnering
with
councilman
Patoka
and
the
council.
We
passed.
Our
first
piece
of
legislation
was
Major
piece
of
Ethics
reform.
D
We
created
the
Office
of
the
Inspector
General
we've
grown
that
budget
in
dollars
and
positions
every
year
since
we've
created
the
first
ever
for
Baltimore
County
public
financing
of
Elections.
We
have
the
office
of
community
engagement
and
again
want
to
recognize
Mandy
for
her
leadership
and
then
Zach
basso
is
our
district
2
representative
here
tonight
we
created
the
County's
first
ever
3-1-1
service.
We
created
BC
stats
that
we
are
now
tracking
data
and
using
analysis
to
drive
our
decision
making.
D
We
have
an
open
budget
platform
where,
even
tonight
you
can
go
online
and
see
down
to
the
check
where
your
dollars
are
being
spent
and
again
we
created
this
town
hall
series
just
to
remind
folks
the
two
years
prior
to
our
Administration.
There
were
two
people
who
testified
on
the
budget,
the
two
years
prior
to
me
being
sworn
in
as
County
Executive.
We
are
proud
that
partnering
with
you
with
the
council,
we
have
engaged
thousands
of
people
meaningfully
in
this
budgeting
process
and
Baltimore
county
is
so
much
better
because
of
it.
D
As
a
result,
we
were
able
to
come
together.
We
wiped
away
and
inherited
81
million
dollar
deficit.
We
stood
up
what
has
been
recognized
as
one
of
the
best
public
health
response,
one
of
the
best
responses,
the
worst
Public
Health
crisis
of
our
lives
and
together
we
made
record
investments
in
things
like
education,
Public,
Safety,
infrastructure,
recreation
parks
and
more
just
a
reminder
about
our
budget.
Where
money
comes
where
it
goes,
we
have
about
a
4.4
billion
dollar
billion
dollar
budget,
this
fiscal
year
fiscal
year,
23..
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It
supports
a
lot
of
our
operations,
our
day-to-day
support
for
Workforce
and
basic
Services.
That's
about
65,
about
3
billion,
supports
our
County
workers,
directly
salaries,
pensions
and
other
health
care
coverage.
Money
also
comes
in
for
things
like
property
taxes
and
income
taxes.
There
are
two
largest
sources
to
pay
for
where
that
money
goes.
You'll
note
that
over
half
of
our
budget
goes
towards
education
here
in
Baltimore
County,
one
of
our
highest
priorities
from
there.
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In
addition
to
our
operating
budget,
which
is
the
the
year
to
year.
We
also
have
a
capital
budget
that
money
is
adopted
annually
alongside
our
operating
budget,
it's
funded
largely
by
Bond
debt.
You
may
remember,
when
you
went
to
the
polls
voting
for
those
referenda
items,
that's
what's
funding
our
our
capital
budget.
This
supports
our
school
construction
projects.
It
supports
the
replacement
and
renovation
of
our
police
stations
and
our
firehouses.
It
supports
those
parks
that
councilman
Patoka
referenced.
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D
As
we
do
our
budget
work,
we
try
to
balance
really
important
Investments
with
strong
fiscal
stewardship.
So
every
year,
councilman
Patoka
and
the
County
Council
under
what's
called
spending
affordability
committee.
They
come
together
every
year
and
they
basically
give
us
guidelines
about
how
much
spending
growth
can
happen
in
Baltimore
County
to
remain
affordable
so
that
we
can
make
those
Investments,
but
do
so
in
a
way,
that's
fiscally
responsible.
D
Part
of
that
responsibility
means
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
investments
in
things
like
our
retiree
health
care,
so
make
sure
that
we're
funding
health
insurance
benefits
for
our
longtime
public
servants,
that
we
have
a
robust
balance
for
emergencies
and
that
we
have
those
goals
balanced
and
putting
our
budget.
So
we
expect
that
final
report
soon,
but
I
wanted
to
just
give
last
year
as
an
example
as
to
what
we
were
provided
so
last
year,
the
County
Council
said
that
we
expect
about
a
4.7
percent.
Growth
factor
is
appropriate
for
this
year's
budget.
D
The
budget
we're
currently
in
of
that
growth
of
that
107
million
dollars.
45
percent
went
back
into
the
pockets
of
our
employees
through
the
form
of
increased
salaries.
25
percent
went
back
to
Insurance
contributions
and
opeb
the
retiree
Health
Care
to
get
us
back
on
track
because
that
was
underfunded.
Historically,
17
percent
went
to
other
required
increases
things
like
electricity,
gas,
other
other
increases
in
spending
and
that
left
about
13
percent
for
new
programs
on
the
operating
year-to-year
structure.
D
Now
13
might
sound
like
a
decent
amount
when
you
factor
in
the
fact
that
this
included
the
additional
Esau
teachers
that
we
added
to
the
school
system
budget,
the
additional
counselors
and
support
Personnel
we
put
into
the
school
houses,
we
responded
to
community
requests
and
we
created
two
additional
tree:
forestry
divisions
in
our
Department
of
Environmental,
Protection
and
sustainability.
All
of
that
new
stuff
fits
under
this
13
bucket
and
I
have
to
tell
you
it
goes
really
fast.
D
The
good
news
is
in
addition
to
that
13.
We
also
have
that
capital
budget
and,
in
addition
to
the
borrowing
that
we
do
every
year
to
pay
for
our
schools
and
to
pay
for
firehouses
we
put
for
what's
called
Pago
pay
as
you
go,
we
can
put
forward
additional
dollars
because
we've
been
good
stewards
to
put
aside
some
Capital
spending
for
other
needs.
D
So,
despite
our
challenges,
I'm
really
proud
of
the
progress
we've
made
and,
like
the
councilman
said,
we're
very
excited
about
what
that
means.
Moving
forward.
Think
about
how
far
we've
come
on
education,
this
year's
budget
is
2.3
billion
dollars.
If
you
factor
in
what's
called
maintenance
of
effort
and
the
state
basically
says
to
counties,
you
have
to
do
at
least
this
much
to
maintain
your
effort
based
on
enrollment.
We
increased
our
maintenance
of
effort
in
Baltimore
County
by
70
million
dollars
from
an
enrollment-based
perspective.
That's
a
91
million
dollars.
Year-Over-Year
increase
in
operations.
D
We
also
have
used
this
funding
to
make
sure
that
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction,
so
we
have
moved
from
largely
middle
of
the
pack
when
it
comes
to
teacher
salaries
to
among
the
higher
paid
counties,
we've
hired
300
new
teachers,
psychologists,
social
workers
and
other
support
staff
growing
our
ranks,
even
though
we've
seen
a
decline
of
about
4
000
students
since
the
onset
of
the
pandemic.
That,
unfortunately,
has
not
yet
returned.
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D
Additional
investments
in
this
plan
includes
funding
for
CTE
for
Steam
for
expanding
Pre-K
for
an
estimated
8
000
Young
Learners.
This
year's
budget
has
16
million
dollars
of
security
enhancements
for
things
like
cameras,
security,
vestibules,
intercoms
and
replacing
indoor
doors
and
windows
for
the
future.
D
So,
with
our
community
college,
we
have
Frozen
in-county
tuition.
Every
year
we've
submitted
a
budget
we've
expanded
our
College
promise
program
for
our
youngest
Learners,
which
is
provided
now
free
tuition
for
just
over
an
extra
100
students
going
from
and
I'm
sorry
going
from
100
students
in
our
first
year
to
nearly
900
students
this
past
year,
so
incredible
growth
in
investing
in
our
young
people.
We
look
forward
to
finding
more
ways
for
modern
Pathways
to
training
and
other
opportunities.
D
We've
also
modernized
government
government
services.
We've
brought
back
bulk
trash
pickup.
This
was
a
town
hall,
special
something
that
people
brought
to
us,
and
we
said
you
know
what
you're
right
so
credit
to
the
director
Deandrea
Walker
and
The
DPW
team.
We
now
have
collected
1
900
tons
of
trash
from
almost
70
000
homes,
we've
hired
more
inspectors
for
code
enforcement.
We
have
a
code
enforcement
dashboard,
we're
now
getting
back
to
doing
proactive
sweeps
we're
investing
in
our
seniors
with
things
like
creating
an
age
friendly,
Baltimore
County.
D
We
are
doing
the
no
senior
eats
alone
day
to
combat
social
isolation
and
that
program
grows
every
year
in
partnership
with
the
Weinberg
Foundation.
We
created
the
because
program
so
that
we
can
go
back
into
residents
of
our
older,
our
go
into
our
older
residence
homes
and
help
make
sure
that
they
can
age
in
place.
We've
committed
millions
of
dollars
to
improve
senior
centers,
including
this
year,
funding
for
a
repeat,
repaved
parking
lot
at
Pikesville
and
we
will
be
breaking
ground
for
an
expanded
Woodlawn
Senior
Center
on
Monday
councilman
mentioned
other
local
Investments.
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D
We
have
a
revitalization
action
plan
in
Pikesville
that
we
started
to
fund
this
year
to
improve
streetscaping
Revitalize,
the
local
business
community
and
keep
the
area
Litter
free
and
again.
This
is
done
with
all
of
you
and
in
partnership
with
councilman
Patoka
and
we're
proud
of
what
we've
done
in
District
Two.
But
we
look
forward
to
doing
even
more,
even
as
we
think
about
local
Investments.
D
We
also
want
to
keep
both
our
specific
communities
and
the
county
writ
large,
safe,
I'm,
proud
to
report
that,
because
of
the
hard
work
of
Chief
Delp
and
the
men
and
women
of
the
Baltimore
County
Police
Department,
we
saw
a
36
percent
decline
in
homicides
last
year
in
Baltimore
County
and
our
clearance
rate
remains
among
the
highest
in
the
country.
So
if
you
commit
a
crime
in
Baltimore
County,
the
men
and
women
of
the
police
department,
they
find
you
and
they
hold
you
accountable.
D
But
we
also
know
that,
while
we
want
to
support
our
law
enforcement
and
our
First
Responders,
that
violence
isn't
going
to
be
prevented
by
law
enforcement
alone,
so
we
have
expanded
police
mobile
crisis
teams.
We
created
an
Innovative
9-1-1,
call
center
clinician
program
and
we
believe
in
taking
a
holistic
approach
to
Public
Safety,
investing
in
things
like
Recreation
and
Parks,
making
Upstream
investments
in
Workforce
opportunities,
summer,
youth,
employment
and
other
ways
to
invest
in
our
people.
D
We
also
have
been
committed
to
sustainability
and
Wrecking
parks
and
open
space.
We
brought
back
glass
recycling
that
was
discontinued
back
I,
believe
in
2013
we
launched
a
tree
Equity
program
called
operation
Retreat,
where
we
are
going
back
into
communities
that
are
under
treated
and
being
intentional
and
strategic
about
ensuring
that
they
have
a
tree
canopy.
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D
We
also
are
this
year's
budget
alone
invests
over
45
million
dollars
in
capital
in
parks
and
open
space.
Councilman
Patoka
mentioned
the
community
park
at
Church
Lane.
We
have
a
Ravens
themed
destination
playground
at
Northwest,
Regional
Park
in
Owings
Mills.
We
have
the
Paul's
Farm
project
and
we
have
a
parcel
on
Glenbrook
Avenue
as
well
looking
forward
to
doing
even
more.
D
D
Now
that
doesn't
sound
like
a
lot
by
itself,
but
you
think
about
what
that
means,
for
you
every
day
to
have
an
extra
20
minutes
and
collectively
that's
over
2
000
hours
saved
each
day,
that's
87
days
that
are
given
back
to
families.
Throughout
the
year
after
years
of
discussion,
we
finally
got
our
first
fixed
route,
Transit
service,
the
Towson
Loop
up
and
running.
We
have
over
60
000
rides,
even
though
it
was
done
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic.
D
D
And
we're
building
stronger
communities,
that's
where
we've
been,
but
we
also
have
to
think
about
where
we're
going.
So
we
know
that
expanding
Economic,
Opportunity,
improving
equity
and
making
sure
that
families
have
a
safe
place
to
call
home
has
to
be
an
imperative
of
us.
It's
just
also
the
right
thing
to
do
so.
We're
proud
that
in
the
midst
of
the
pandemic,
we
created
the
County's
first
ever
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
and
I.
Think
director
Terry
hickey
is
here
with
his
team
tonight.
D
D
We
know
that
housing
doesn't
exist
in
a
vacuum,
though,
so
we're
also
focused
on
Workforce,
both
investing
in
our
County
Workforce,
but
also
expanding
opportunities
for
the
community.
We
have
to
go
beyond
job
creation,
though
we
have
to
also
break
down
barriers.
We
were
really
excited
to
partner
with
St
Joe
Medical
Center
and
the
University
of
Maryland
Medical
Center
ums
and
our
community
college
to
create
a
program
that
will
connect
under-resourced
and
our
income
constrained
residents
with
high
demand
nursing
positions.
D
This
has
already
been
a
model.
That's
been
picked
up.
We've
been
asked
to
talk
about
to
the
White
House.
We
just
testified
before
the
health
and
government
operations
Committee
in
Annapolis,
and
the
National
Association
of
counties
is
also
touting
this
program,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
Growing
it
and
replicating
it
in
other
places.
D
The
last
place
we
want
to
focus
in
the
years
ahead
is
our
capital.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
the
investments
in
infrastructure
infrastructure
like
police
stations
and
firehouses
that
require
significant
Investments
to
meet
our
modern
needs,
continue
our
3.3
billion
dollar
roadmap
for
school
construction
and
make
sure
that
we
have
the
parks
and
recreations
that
are
the
amenities
that
our
communities
want
and
deserve.
D
One
other
really
exciting
piece
of
infrastructure
or
Capital.
Related
comment
is
just
yesterday,
I
joined
the
mayor
of
Baltimore
Mayor
Scott,
the
Secretary
of
mde
and
legislators,
from
both
the
House
and
Senate
from
the
city
and
the
county
to
announce
that
we
are
bringing
our
water
system
into
the
21st
century.
This
water
system
is
governed
by
an
agreement.
D
That's
older
than
I
am
it
was
last
amended
back
in
1972.,
so
things
have
changed
quite
a
bit
since
that
time
and
we
are
committed
to
making
sure
that
this
review
has
a
safe,
modern,
Equitable,
water
structure
and
delivery
system
for
water
and
wastewater
for
all
of
our
residents
and
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
partnering
on
this,
as
well
as
in
Baltimore.
County
delegates,
sydnor
and
ebersau
will
be
our
our
leads
on
that.
D
D
Although
typically
you
all
adopted
a
little
bit
before
that
I'm
going
to
do
something
a
little
different
before
we
turn
the
mic
back
to
Mandy
for
instructions,
we'd
like
to
use
technology
in
Baltimore,
County
and
so
I
have
just
a
few
questions.
So
if
you
have
your
smartphones,
if
you
have
phones,
you
want
to
pull
them
out.
We
actually
have
a
little
bit
of
live
polling,
so
this
is
going
to
be
new.
We're
going
to
try
this
out
before
we
turn
things
open.
D
D
D
And
it's
encouraging
that
you
know-
hopefully
that's
not
all
just
staff
Who
I
Really
strongly
encourage
to
be
here
five
times,
but
I
hope
that
it's
a
sign
that
the
the
replication
of
attendance
shows
that
we
really
try
to
be
intentional
about
incorporating
the
feedback
that
we
hear.
It
really
really
does
help
Drive
our
decision.
So
next
question
when
it
comes
to
the
core
needs
of
the
county.
I
would
say
that
Baltimore
county
is
investing
too
little
just
about
the
right
amount
or
too
much.
D
Okay,
you
had
to
tell
me
your
top
three
overall
budget
priorities.
I
think,
there's
a
drop
down
list.
Beyond,
what's
shown
it
will
repopulate
as
you
answer,
but
my
top
three
budget
priorities
are
School
capital
and
operating
Rec
facilities,
Green
Space,
AG,
preservation,
pedestrian
safety,
Road
resurfacing
and
there's
a
bunch
of
other
ones,
but
you
can
put
up
your
top
three,
so
the
numbers
won't
won't
be
a
hundred
percent,
but
we'll
know.
D
D
All
right
well,
thank
you
for
playing
along.
No,
this
is
actually
really
really
instructive
to
us.
I'm
gonna,
at
this
point
invite
councilman
Patoka
to
join
me
on
stage
again
I'm,
going
to
turn
things
over
to
Mandy
remmel
and
the
oce
team
to
go
over
our
instructions.
But
floor
is
yours.
We
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you.
B
Start
by
we're
going
to
have
everybody,
we
have
two
mics
down
at
the
front
of
the
stage.
So
if
you
are
here
tonight
to
submit
a
budget
related
priority
or
share
your
ideas
with
the
county
executive
and
County
councilman,
you
can
make
your
way
here
to
one
of
our
mics
and
then
we,
you
will
have
90
seconds
or
I'm.
Sorry,
our
clock
is
actually
set
at
two
minutes.
So
you'll
have
two
minutes
to
share
your
budget
related
priority
with
the
county
executive
and
the
county
councilman
from
there.
B
If
there
is
a
question
that
you
have
afterwards,
you
can
still
submit
your
budget
related
priority
through
email.
So
if
we
don't
get
to
it
tonight
or
if
there
is
a
question
you
think
of
later,
you
can
absolutely
submit
it
by
email
and
it
will
be
open
as
we
are
continuing
the
budget
process.
So
thank
you
all
for
moving
this
way.
B
E
Animal
services
in
Baltimore
County-
how
many
people
here
know
where
the
Baltimore
County
Animal
Shelter,
is
raise
your
hand
great
it's
in
Reisterstown
it's
in
Baltimore
at
parks.
It's
in!
What's
the
name
of
the
road
aware:
Manor
Road,
you
got
it
okay,
so
the
budget.
Last
time
this
year
was
3.3
million
dollars
for
Baltimore
County
Animal
Shelter.
E
Now
that's
not
going
to
be
enough
in
the
future,
and
the
problem
is
I
have
an
alternative
suggestion,
but
the
problem
is
like
publicly
run.
Shelters
are
expensive
to
run
if
they
have
no
support
of
a
non-profit
and
in
Montgomery
County
they're
they
take
in
about
a
thousand
dollar
a
thousand
animals
less
than
we
do,
and
their
budget
is.
This
year
was
7.1
million,
and
it's
going
to
7.8
million
now
I'm
not
going
to
ask
for
more
more
more
money.
E
However,
I
am
going
to
recommend
that
you
hire
a
nationally
acclaimed,
consulting
firm,
experienced,
an
animal
service
issues
to
assess
the
situation
and
make
recommendations
for
options
moving
forward.
The
national
Trend
among
publicly
funded
Open
Access
animal
shelters
is
to
consider
alternative
models
where
they
partner,
with
a
non-profit,
to
support
all
or
part
of
the
animal
services
or
contract,
with
a
non-profit
experience
in
providing
animal
Sheltering
as
well
as
animal
control.
This
has
shown
remarkable
success
in
Baltimore
city
as
well
as
Washington
D.C
I,
believe
both
options
are
feasible
in
Baltimore
County.
E
Now
is
the
time
for
Baltimore
County
to
consider
a
more
Humane
and
cost-effective
model.
Hopefully
you
will
provide
Community
safe
holders,
an
opportunity
to
partner
with
the
administration
to
create
a
better
Baltimore,
County
animal
shelter
for
both
humans
and
animals.
Baltimore
County
can
do
better
working
together.
We
can
make
this
happen
once
again,
I'm
asking
for
you
to
give
me
your
time
and
undivided
attention
to
this
matter.
Thank.
D
You
thank
you
and
I'll
just
say
if
it's
a
presentation,
councilman
and
I
I
think
usually
we'll
just
thank
you
for
the
feedback.
I
am
writing
it
down.
So
we'll
have
it
in
addition
to
the
team
taking
notes.
If
there's
a
question,
we're
happy
to
also
respond
if
we're
able
to
or
pass
it
over
to
the
appropriate
department
head.
F
My
name
is
Janet
Silverman
I
am
president
of
seven
slate
condominium
in
Pikesville
each
year.
For
the
past
20
plus
years,
my
building
has
received
a
sprinkler
system
waiver
every
four
years
in
order
to
avoid
having
to
install
a
sprinkler
system.
The
Baltimore
County
Fire
Marshal,
along
with
the
County
Council,
took
away
that
waiver
and,
in
essence,
has
now
given
us
10
years
to
install
a
sprinkler
system.
Our
estimates
range
from
5.8
million
to
7
million
dollars.
It
appears,
while
the
decision
was
made
to
install
a
sprinkler
system.
F
The
thought
of
funding
for
this
project
was
not
our
residencer.
Elderly,
a
large
percentage
are
on
fixed
income,
comes
the
fact
of
informing
my
residence
now
of
a
special
assessment
of
this
magnitude
has
created
a
flood
of
concerns.
We
urge,
if
and
Obey
you
to
please
consider
funding
for
this
project.
We
are
only
four
remaining
buildings
in
Baltimore
County
that
require
this
install.
Therefore,
there
are
long-term
effects
on
the
viability
of
our
business
buildings,
I'm,
sorry,
sale
of
unit
for
one
foreclosure,
second
and
financial
disaster.
F
F
C
G
Hi,
my
name
is
Sarah
shalva
I'm,
the
chief
Arts
officer
here
at
the
JCC
and
the
Gordon
Center
for
Performing
Arts
I
want
I
want
to
thank
you
both
for
your
incredible
past
support
and
future
support
for
the
Gordon
Center
for
Performing
Arts
for
arts
and
culture
for
entertainment.
As
you
may
know,
Baltimore
County
Commission
through
the
allocation
of
the
Baltimore
County
Commission
on
Arts
and
Sciences.
G
This
Center
has
received
more
funding
from
the
county
over
the
last
few
years
than
we've
received
in
many
years
before
that,
and
it
has
allowed
us
to
do
so
much
from
tribute
bands
and
world-renowned
live
music
like
Los,
Lobos
and
Laurie
Berkner
to
expanding
our
field
trip
program
from
400
students
in
past
years
to
over
1800
students.
This
year,
just
a
week
from
today,
we
will
have
12
different
middle
and
high
schools
here
to
watch
Soul
defined
a
really
well-known,
Dance
Company.
G
H
Good
evening
Mr
County,
Executive,
councilman,
Patoka
and
community
members,
my
name
is
Barry
Williams
and
I
am
Secretary
of
the
Pikesville
Armory
foundation
and
I'm.
Also
a
board
member
of
the
1000
friends
of
Pikesville
tonight,
I'm
requesting
full
funding
for
the
Armory
place.
This
project
will
not
only
help
Revitalize
an
aging
Corridor,
but
has
the
real
potential
to
become
a
destination
place
for
the
Northwest
Community
once
the
Armory
place
is
fully
completed.
H
It
has
the
ability
to
bring
together
all
aspects
of
our
communities,
the
young
to
the
young
at
heart,
all
faiths,
all
ethnicities,
red
and
blue
on
the
political
Spectrum
as
one
who
has
some
knowledge
about
the
lack
of
recreational
facilities
in
the
immediate
area.
This
project
will
go
a
long
way
to
helping
the
recreation
Council
from
having
to
rent
as
many
expensive
private
spaces
for
practice
and
games.
H
A
component
of
the
Baltimore
County,
Public,
Schools
career
tech
technology
educational
program
would
make
a
welcome
addition
to
the
grounds
the
possibility
of
a
new
state-of-the-arts
library
and
Senior
Center
near
a
multi-purpose
soccer.
Lacrosse
field
playgrounds
for
children,
along
with
it,
meditation,
Labyrinth,
pickleball
courts,
outdoor
classrooms
and
a
full-size
double
gym,
seems
almost
too
good
to
be
true,
but
it
can
happen
with
your
support:
the
private
Public
Partnerships
efforts
of
the
Pikesville
Armory
foundation
and
support
of
the
community.
Thank
you
for
listening.
I
I
And
right
here
we
actually
are
proud
to
offer
a
camp
platform
that
serves
over
1,
000
kids
right
here
on
this
campus.
Every
summer
the
proposed
pool
project
will
enable
us
to
grow
our
camp
community
and
our
slogan
at
J
camps
is
a
great
place
to
be
me
where
we
accept
everyone
for
who
they
are
and
provide
an
inclusion
program
that
serves
over
40
campers
each
summer
throughout
our
platform
of
offerings,
including
traditional
day,
camp
theater,
tennis,
teens,
and
really
a
lot
more
than
that
as
well.
I
J
camps
is
open
to
everyone
and
is
the
largest
pluralistic
and
non-denominational
Jewish
Day
Camp
in
Baltimore
County.
We
employ
over
200
seasonal
employees
and
is
often
the
first
job
experience
for
teens
and
can
be
a
transformative
experience
for
many.
We
have
maxed
out
our
shallow
space
in
our
pool,
and
the
proposed
Zero
Entry
pool
is
instrumental
in
teaching
our
youngest
campers
and
campers
with
disabilities
to
swim
with
a
new,
accessible
pool
and
bathhouse.
We
can
also
serve
our
JCC
membership,
including
older
adults,
and
those
with
Mobility
challenges.
J
Do
you
mind
if
I
jump
in
because
I'm
talking
about
the
same
issue
today,
don't
mean
to
okay?
Thank
you
good
evening.
My
name
is
Laura
Rubinstein
I'm,
a
business
owner
here
in
Owings,
Mills
I'm,
a
Baltimore
County
resident
I,
grew
up
in
Randallstown
and
I
am
the
current
chair
of
the
board
of
the
Jewish
Community
Center.
J
My
first
real
job
was
to
be
a
lifeguard
here
at
the
J
and
I'm
really
incredibly
proud
to
be
chair
of
the
board
and
now
board
and
now
Advocate
on
its
behalf,
it's
the
JCC's
mission
to
welcome
everyone
to
our
Rosenbloom
Owings
Mills
campus,
regardless
of
any
person's
age,
gender,
race,
color,
national
origin,
all
of
the
legally
protected
categories
as
an
active
user
of
the
J,
nothing
makes
me
happier
than
to
walk
through
these
doors
and
be
amongst
my
fellow
community
members.
This
is
a
special
place.
J
J
Be
entertained,
make
friends
and
live
a
more
purposeful
life
I'm
here
today
with
my
fellow
colleagues
to
advocate
for
the
proposed
Zero
Entry
pool
and
upgrade
to
our
these
changes
will
enable
will
enable
our
summer
camps
and
our
pool
Club
to
better
serve
the
breadth
of
the
community,
including
individuals
with
disabilities.
Imagine
the
dignity
and
ease
that
a
person
who
needs
Mobility
assistance
will
have
when
entering
the
pool
via
a
gradual
incline,
not
having
to
awkwardly
climb
up
and
down
a
ladder
or
sit
on
a
Pool
Lift.
J
Imagine
too,
all
the
babies
cute
cue,
the
baby.
Imagine
two
all
the
babies
and
toddlers
who
will
be
splashing
around
and
squealing
with
excitement
as
they
sit
safely
in
the
shallow
water,
with
their
caregivers.
Finally,
I'm
proud
of
the
JCC's
ability
to
reach
over
40
000
people
yearly
for
its
Early
Childhood
learning
programs,
camps,
Fitness,
Wellness,
arts
and
culture,
and
more.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
advocate
for
these
amenities
that
will
benefit
our
entire
community
and
we
have
a
lot
of
J
supporters
here
in
the
crowd
of
you.
J
K
John
Aaron
Izzy.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
transparency.
These
have
been
a
very
big
improvement
over
prior
administrations,
and
you
know
it's
just
a
good
Community
outing.
So
so
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
about
land
preservation
tonight
and
open
space.
Izzy
I
know
you've
made
really
remarkable
strides
here
in
this
District
on
open
space,
and
we
appreciate
that
particularly
inside
the
hurdle
that
you
know
that
green
space
is
hugely
necessary.
K
You
know
if
we
look
at
Baltimore,
County's
commitment
relative
to
its
neighboring
counties
were
were
a
little
bit
less
and
if
we
could
get
to,
let's
say
one
percent
of
the
total
budget
relative
to
five
and
six
percent.
You
know
that
kind
of
range
next
door.
That
would
be
great.
The
states
put
a
priority
to
get
to
a
hundred
five
thousand
acres
of
protected
property,
including
80
percent
of
the
priority
agricultural
lands
and
particularly
outside
the
ertle
I,
think
you
know
we
can
double
down
on
that
commitment.
K
We've
been
a
national
leader,
we
have
to
rededicate
and
continue
to
dedicate
to
that
effort
in
order
to
make
it
happen,
and
you
know
if
you
do
look
at
Baltimore,
County
relative
to
Montgomery
or
Howard,
you
see
why
we
have
been
a
national
leader
in
in
open
space.
So
those
two
things
you
know
the
good
thing
is:
it
pulls
really
well.
Ninety
percent
of
the
County
residents
support
you
know:
fish
and
wildlife,
habitat
clean
drinking
water,
AG
preservation.
K
So
it's
a
it's
kind
of
a
win-win-win
situation
and
I'll
end
with
just
one
thing:
we
can
work
on
I.
Think
as
a
county
is
that
particularly
outside
the
hurdle
developers
play
an
outsized
role
in
the
rezoning
and
development
process
and
the
reality
is
we
have
a
lot
of
space
inside
the
hurdle
that
can
be
redeveloped
and
if
the
county
prioritizes
how
that
can
happen
and
makes
incentives
for
development
and
Redevelopment
to
occur.
You
know
where
there
is
access
to
Municipal
services
at
low
cost
to
the
county.
That
would
be
an
advantage
to
everybody.
C
L
L
We
just
passed
70
000
Acres,
preserved
in
Baltimore
County,
which
is
amazing,
think
how
much
more
we
could
do
if
there
was
more
money.
Although
thank
you
for
the
amount
of
money
that
you
have
freed
up,
Baltimore
county
is
using
its
money
to
buy
conservation
easements
again
for
the
first
time
in
about
10
years.
So
that's
great
to
see.
I
would
like
to
ask
the
county
to
consider
devoting
more
resources
to
upgrading
and
updating
the
sewer
system
per
the
2005
to
consent
decree
I.
L
Don't
think
we
need
to
wait
for
the
task
force
to
have
its
report.
There
are
a
couple
of
residential
developments
proposed
in
District
3
right
now
that
will
increase
the
load
on
the
Jones
Falls
sewer
shed
in
District
2.,
which
is
already
Far
Over
capacity,
and
by
the
way
the
developments
will
also
increase
traffic
at
already
failing
intersections
along
Falls
Road
in
District
2.,
agriculture
is
an
important
economic
driver
in
Baltimore,
County
I
hope.
L
Finally,
I'd
like
the
county
to
consider
developing
and
implementing
a
pilot
program
to
determine
if
Community
composting
could
become
widely
accepted
and
practiced.
This
would
keep
tons
of
waste
out
of
the
Eastern
sanitary
landfill,
which
is
anticipated
to
be
full
in
the
next
four
to
five
years.
Thank
you.
So
much.
M
Hired
forensic
nurse
Examiner
I
also
serve
on
the
Baltimore
County
commission
for
women,
where
this
year,
I
am
Vice.
Chair
and
I
serve
on
many
state
and
County
Domestic
Violence
advocacy
groups
as
well
as
domestic
violence,
homicide
reduction
groups,
the
fatality
review
boards
in
2022,
Baltimore
County,
had
over
3
000
calls
for
service
domestic
violence
related
to
the
police.
The
number
is
significantly
higher
than
that,
because
domestic
violence
is
not
a
mandated
report.
So
not
everybody
reports
to
police.
Many
of
them
do
not.
M
We
also
in
2022,
had
4
000
protective
orders
issued
in
2021
I,
don't
have
the
22
numbers,
yet
there
were
58
domestic
violence
related
homicides
Statewide
in
Baltimore
County
we
had
10,
which
is
a
significant
number
to
better
serve
victims
of
domestic
violence,
sexual
assault,
human
trafficking,
child
and
vulnerable
adult
abuse
across
the
country.
People
are
creating,
what's
called
a
family
Justice
Center,
they
are
county-based
multi-agency.
A
multi-disciplinary
centers
Maryland
already
has
two
of
them,
one
in
PG
County
and
one
in
Montgomery
County.
M
Unfortunately,
the
way
things
are
today,
a
Baltimore
County
resident
who
has
experienced
power,
violence
which
encompasses
all
of
the
types
of
violence,
domestic
sexual
assault
and
so
on,
have
to
make
many
stops
to
get
the
service
they
need.
They
may
have
to
go
to
the
hospital
to
the
police
station
to
the
State's
Attorney's
office,
to
an
advocacy
group
to
get
help
with
protective
orders
to
get
help
with
social
work
services
and
many
others.
M
What
we
are
proposing
would
be
One-Stop
shopping
for
victims
and
is
the
gold
standard.
Currently,
there
are
over
well
over
a
hundred
of
these
now
across
the
United
States
Baltimore
County
commission
for
women
is
requesting
startup
funds
for
a
Baltimore
County
Family
Justice
Center,
which
would
house
current
providers
such
as
Dove
turnaround,
Hana
the
family
crisis
center,
the
State's
Attorneys
domestic
violence,
police
officers.
They
would
all
be
located
in
one
safe
place
so
that
victims
of
any
of
these
can
stop
in
one
place
and
get
all
the
services
that
they
need.
D
N
My
name
is
Jeffrey
budnitz
I'm,
an
executive
board,
member
of
the
lake
Roland
nature
Council
before
I
start
speaking
of
what
I
am
here
for
I
wanted
to
thank
you
for
passing
the
legislation
that
you
worked
on
regarding
the
municipal
soar
and
water
supply
issues.
I've
had
pleasure
over
the
years
of
working
with
the
fine
staff
at
DPW
in
Baltimore
County
on
a
number
of
sewer
and
other
Municipal
Water
infrastructure
projects.
Every
time
the
ground
is
open,
you
get
a
true
sense
of
how
old
the
system
is,
so
I
think
the
need
of
that.
N
The
fact
that
Lake
Roland
is
the
intercept
for
the
majority
of
the
county
for
sewage.
Those
improvements
really
make
a
big
difference.
I'd
also
like
to
recognize
director,
Barry
Williams
former
director
on
his
comments
for
the
Armory
I,
think
that's
a
critical
area
in
the
county,
that's
grossly
underserved
regarding
Recreation
and
park
assets,
so
I
think
that
project
has
been
a
long-term
passion
of
his
and
a
very,
very
needed
Improvement
for
District
Two.
The
reason
I'm
here
is
for
Lake
Roland.
N
N
That's
more
for
the
time
they
have
to
put
up
with
me
on
a
regular
basis,
but
with
that
we
are
a
non-profit
organization
that
is
the
steward
of
the
park.
We
have
about
a
half
a
million
dollars
worth
of
equipment
with
that
we
deploy
that
on
a
volunteer
basis
at
no
cost
to
the
taxpayer
on
a
number
of
projects
throughout
the
park
in
2019
we
lost
access
to
the
Red
Trail
on
Falls
Road,
which
is
both
the
patron
safety
issue
and
a
maintenance
access
issue.
N
Prior
to
that
date,
we
had
put
down
850
000
pounds
of
Trail
materials
and
since
that
day,
we've
not
been
able
to
continue.
Unfortunately,
with
the
pandemic,
people
have
literally
loved
the
park
to
death
and
we
need
to
get
that
restored.
Bob's
team
has
a
plan
that
is
ready
to
implement
to
return
that
access
and
increase
Patron
safety
in
that
location.
There's
another
project
in
the
park
dealing
with
erosion
in
the
main
parking
lot,
which
is
also
an
additional
Patron
safety
issue.
I
conclude
my
comments.
D
O
Good
evening
County
Executive,
Johnny,
O
and
councilman
Patoka,
my
name
is
Jack
Millman
I'm,
a
junior
at
Pikesville,
High
and
I'm
here
to
talk
about
mountain
biking,
so
just
about
three
years
ago,
I
started
really
getting
into
it
and
it's
been
a
fantastic
activity
for
me,
my
friends
and
especially
my
dad
to
do
throughout
covid
and
I.
Just
recently
got
my
driver's
license
and
and
I'm
excited
to
go
out
with
my
friends
to
Trails.
O
The
problem
is
the
closest
Trail
sauce
is
the
Loch
Raven
Trail
area
and
all
those
Trails
have
become
illegal
and
the
closest
place
is
about
30
minutes
away
and
that's
just
not
economical
for
me
or
not
timely
at
all.
For
me,
as
well,
so
just
getting
thoughts
and
movements
towards
mountain
biking,
funding
is
would
be
greatly
appreciated
for
me
and
all
the
people
love
to
do
mountain
biking
in
this
County.
D
D
And
then
for
anyone,
who's
interested
Jack
will
also
make
sure
that
you
get
connected
with
the
Wrecking
Parks
team.
So
as
soon
as
that's
done,
and
our
commitment
is
to
hopefully
to
get
this
to
pen
a
deal
to
do
that,
we'd
love
to
have
you
be
part
of
the
planning
process
and
be
part
of
those
conversations.
So.
C
Q
My
name
is
Garo
verhain
I'm,
the
president
of
the
lake
role
and
nature
Council
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
park.
I
want
to
Echo
Jeffrey
budnitz's
comments
on
the
upgrades
to
the
sewer
line,
as
well
as
a
Echo.
Our
appreciation
for
the
work
that
Bob
Smith
and
his
team
at
reckon
parks
are
doing
to
help
us
make
the
park
a
better
place.
There
are
two
things
I
wanted
to
mention.
Q
But,
more
importantly,
it's
a
question
of
Patron
safety
within
the
park,
because
the
Red
Trail
at
this
point
is
not
passable
for
First
Responders
needing
to
get
into
the
park
if
somebody
gets
injured
and
there
are
a
couple
of
sections
of
that
trail
that
pose
a
safety
risk
to
patrons.
So
that's
one.
The
second
item
is
with
respect
to
the
ongoing
feasibility
study
with
respect
to
the
east
coast.
Q
Greenway
project
we've
been
involved
in
some
discussions
with
advocacy
groups
and
we
stand
ready
to
partner
with
the
county
to
ensure
that
that
is
successful
and
that
we
find
the
best
solution.
So
once
we're
at
a
discussion
stage,
we'd
like
to
be
very
much
involved
in
those
discussions
to
make
that
a
successful
project
and
last
but
not
least
but
unrelated
to
Lake,
Rule
and
I
want
to
thank
the
county
for
its
support
of
the
Maryland
Cycling
Classic
on
Labor
Day
weekend.
I
think
it
was
a
great
event.
Q
S
That
was
like
music
to
my
ears
to
hear
that
that
Bob
and
you
guys
are
moving
forward,
hopefully
with
some
parcels.
So
that's
really
awesome.
A
quick
aside.
I
had
to
use
three
one
one.
Two
weeks
ago
my
recycling
was
not
picked
up
and
the
guy
that
I
spoke
to
was
citizen
focused
his
service
was
great.
I
hung
up
the
phone
with
him
and
I
think
within
an
hour.
Maybe
my
recycling
was
gone.
S
I
could
not
believe
it
so
really
cool
to
have
that
service,
and
it
really
worked
great
kudos
to
you
guys
and
the
team
to
put
that
together.
So
yeah
I
I
too,
am
here
to
talk
about
mountain
biking.
As
you
know,
we
kind
of
got
shut
out
of
the
Oregon
Ridge
master
plan,
which
I'm
a
hiker,
I
love
bird
watching
I,
completely
understand
I.
Think
that's
going
to
be
an
amazing
project.
Loch
Raven,
which
sits
in
the
center
of
our
County
there's
70
miles
of
trails
there.
S
It
is
phenomenal,
it's
illegal
because
it's
run
by
the
DPW,
which
is
the
which
is
the
antithesis
of
Baltimore
County.
When
trying
to
work
with
them,
I
mean
they
are
I
would
love
an
off
conversation,
another
time
to
show
you
the
deck
we
put
together
that
you
know
more.
The
organization
that
runs
does
all
the
maintenance
for
the
trails.
It's
we
work
with
70
parks
in
the
area.
The
only
one
we
don't
work
with
is
Loch
Raven.
We
do
all
the
maintenance,
it's
all
volunteer.
It's
phenomenal.
S
That's
kind
of
a
separate
conversation,
the
parcel
of
land
Bob,
like
the
nice
thing
in
the
mountain
biking
world
is,
we
travel.
We
go
to
different
states,
we
go
to
Frederick,
we
go
over
the
state,
we
stay
in
hotels
and
it's
an
investment
in
the
land,
but
it
comes
back
to
us
in
the
taxpayers
because
we're
going
to
the
restaurants
we're
going
to
the
bars
and
and
we're
committing
to
the
communities,
and
we
go
there
and-
and
we
you
know,
visit
all
these
places.
S
T
So,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
you
very
much
for
having
Juliana
as
part
of
your
government,
because
in
the
year
and
three
months
that
she
has
been
with
you,
the
Immigrant
Community
has
really
felt
that
we
do
belong
in
the
in
the
county.
We
have
seen
a
big
difference
and
one
of
the
differences
that
we
can
be
here
because
of
her
invitation
and
because
of
her
letting
us
know
about
these
events.
I
also
want
to
thank
The
Interpreter.
T
Her
name
is
Maria
because
she's
doing
a
wonderful
job,
and
it
is
because
of
her
that
we're
able
to
communicate
with
you
to
tonight.
So
what
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
I
really
appreciate
your
budget
on
education,
you're
doing
a
great
job
and
thank
you
for
all
the
money,
but
there's
always
a
buck,
but
there's
never
enough
teachers
and
we
don't
have
English
at
second
language
teachers
there's
a
deficit.
T
We
need
to
find
more
resources
for
that,
because
the
Immigrant,
the
new
American
Community
Baltimore
county,
is
growing,
and
we,
if
we
want
to
root
them
in
the
county,
we
need
those
children.
You
know
well
prepared
and
immediately
go
at
the
level
of
any
any
other
ethnicity,
so
please
invest
in
English
as
second
language
teachers
if
we
can't
find
them
in
the
county,
let's
look
for
them
elsewhere,
but
let's
bring
them
because
we
need
them.
Thank
you.
U
Good
evening
to
the
county
executive,
councilman,
Patoka
and
Baltimore
County
leadership,
my
name
is
Jaren.
Shaw
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
you
for
your
continued
investment
in
our
local
parks.
I'm
here
today
to
speak
about
old,
Pimlico
and
green
Summit
roads.
It's
crucial
for
our
County
to
allocate
some
relatively
small
budget
for
a
protected
bike
lane
along
this
road.
The
county
currently
has
plans
to
repave
this
roadway
and
install
an
unprotected
bike
lane,
which
would
be
the
first
bike
lane
in
our
district
for
the
County's
draft
pedestrian
and
bike
plan.
U
While
this
is
a
good
start,
conclusive
research
has
shown
that
the
design
is
not
nearly
as
safe
as
a
protected
bike
lane,
together
with
a
team
of
experts,
I
helped
to
draft
a
proposal
for
a
protected
bike.
Lane
on
this
road,
which
was
submitted
to
the
Department
of
Public
Works
The
Proposal
outlines
the
benefits
of
a
protected
bike
lane
in
our
County.
We
are
still
waiting
for
a
response
from
DPW
on
our
proposal.
We
have
also
been
told
that
protected
bike
lanes
are
undesirable,
because
cars
have
the
10
to
hit
the
barriers.
U
This
same
out
of
date,
Viewpoint,
which
our
neighboring
Counties
have
moved
well
beyond,
is
reflected
in
the
County's
draft
pet
and
bike
plan
released
a
few
months
back
myself
and
others
have
commented
extensively
on
significant
gaps
in
the
plan,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
next
draft.
One
major
such
Gap
in
the
plan,
as
well
as
in
the
design
for
our
local
Road,
relates
to
this
neglect
of
protected
bike.
Lanes
I
strongly
encourage
you
to
consider
this
proposal
and
to
help
make
our
County
safer
a
more
livable
place
for
all
our
residents.
U
I
also
want
to
say
that
I
want
to
support
Jack
and
Joe's
previous
comments
about
mountain
biking.
I
am
a
representative
of
more
the
Mid-Atlantic
off-road
enthusiasts
and
more,
as
Joe
mentioned
a
non-profit
and
we're
here
and
ready
to
volunteer
our
time
and
our
hours
and
our
tools
to
improve
the
trails
at
Loch
Raven
whenever
Land
Management
is
ready.
So
thanks.
V
Good
evening
my
name
is
Susan
Bollinger
and
I'm.
The
president
of
the
Baltimore
County,
volunteer,
firefighters,
Association
and,
on
behalf
of
all
of
our
members,
I
want
to
thank
both
of
you
for
your
partnership
and
all
the
support
that
you've.
Given
our
organization
in
your
first
term
and
thanks
to
your
support
in
fiscal
year
22,
we
were
able
to
start
replacing
EMS
units
out
of
our
capital
budget,
we're
happy
to
say
the
first
three
of
those
units
have
been
approved
and
are
in
production
are
ready
to
go
into
production.
V
This
allows
companies
to
replace
their
unit
every
six
years
without
having
to
come
out
of
pocket
for
a
down
payment
from
our
Loan
Fund.
It
also
allows
money
to
stay
in
our
Loan
Fund
to
be
able
to
replace
engine
squads
and
and
trucks
that
they
haven't
been
able
to
do
in
recent
years,
because
most
of
the
funding
has
been
going
to
EMS
units
and
to
comply
with
the
triple
K
standards
and
in
order
to
keep
our
units
safe.
V
We've
also
had
to
replace
the
stretchers
and
stair
chairs
on
most
of
those
units
and
unfortunately,
all
of
those
costs
have
been
increasing
at
a
rate
of
about
18
to
20
percent
a
year.
So
we're
looking
for
you
to
continue
that
commitment
and,
unfortunately,
in
order
to
stay
with
that
six
year,
replacement
schedule
which
we
need,
since
the
units
are
mostly
running
between
a
thousand
and
two
thousand
calls
a
year.
We
need
to
increase
that
number
to
two
million
dollars
a
year
in
order
to
play
replace
four
units
a
year.
V
This
can
down
the
road,
especially
on
the
volunteer
side
for
a
long
time,
and
a
lot
of
their
infrastructure
is
suffering
and
I'd
like
to
use
the
analogy
that
our
volunteer
Service
is
like
a
house,
and
if
you
don't
maintain
it
eventually,
it
becomes
outdated.
It
decreases
in
value
and
eventually,
it'll
fall
down
around
you.
V
W
W
My
name
is
Marlena
Colleton,
Purcell
and
I
am
simply
here
tonight
and
you'll,
see
me
district
one
and
District
Four
or
two,
but
I'm
simply
here
tonight
to
Advocate
and
make
sure
that
you
understand,
as
your
poll
has
shown,
that
the
school
system
really
really
needs
the
support
of
the
Baltimore
County.
We
are
really
in
a
position
as
parents,
stakeholders,
Community
activists,
we're
in
a
position
now
to
do
what
we
can.
We
want
to
know
what
we
can
do.
We
want
you
to
be
able
to
meet
us
this
way.
W
Students
are
not
doing
it
on
intentionally
the
well.
The
walls
do
need
to
be
held
up
with
the
finances.
Please
provide
that
as
much
as
you
possibly
can
support
our
teachers.
As
a
teacher
I
know,
you
know
that
the
living
wages
need
to
be
met
as
well.
Now,
my
other
hat
for
40
seconds
I
do
welcome
Council
councilman
Izzy
to
the
other
side
of
Liberty
Road
right
at
Northern
Parkway
coming
up.
W
We
need
your
support
because
you're
new
I
don't
take
the
time
tonight,
but
we
need
a
facelift
from
Liberty
Road,
Northern
Parkway,
all
the
way
to
Patterson
coming
up
Essex
to
Essex
Road.
The
facelift
is
needed
and
desired
so
I'm,
hoping
that
we
can
work
with
you
in
the
future.
We
County
exec,
oh
I've,
come
here
before
it's
the
same
thing:
the
federal
buildings
where
we
have
our
post
office
needs
to
uplift.
We
need
businesses
to
be
able
to
come
into
the
lower
Park,
the
lower
Liberty
Road.
Thank
you.
D
D
And
then
on,
yes,
and
then
on
on
the
the
Liberty
Road
Corridor,
we
actually
just
kicked
off
with
a
consultant
to
look
at
creating
a
Community,
Development
organization
and
she's
going
to
be
looking
throughout
the
entire
Corridor
about
opportunities
there.
So
we
are
actively
looking
with
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
you
connected
to
that
work
as
well.
Thank.
W
C
D
C
X
C
The
is
where
you
enter:
Baltimore
County
and
just
a
few
blocks
up.
The
post
office
is
a
great
opportunity
and
I
think
as
you
go
further
Northwest
along
Liberty,
Road,
there's
more
and
more
opportunity,
but
we
have
to.
We
have
to
really
dig
in
and
and
work
at
this
together
and
Count
Me
In
as
a
Welling
partner.
Y
Good
evening,
gentlemen,
thank
you
for
having
us
here
tonight,
letting
us
speak.
I
didn't
need
these
three
years
ago.
I
do
now
for
those
of
you
who
don't
know
me:
I'm
Kathleen,
Resnick
I'm,
president
of
the
Pikesville
Volunteer
Fire
Company,
the
29
Volunteer
Fire
Company
saved
Baltimore
County
over
60
million
dollars
a
year.
Baltimore
County,
Fire
Department,
which
includes
career
and
volunteer
members,
is
one
of
the
largest
departments
in
our
area,
but
has
a
significantly
lower
operating
budget.
Y
A
third
party
evaluation
was
completed
by
facets
and
funded
by
Baltimore
County
taxpayers.
The
report
found
many
insufficiencies
in
the
Baltimore
County
Fire
Department.
The
report
states
that
overall
volunteer
system
needs
significant
support
from
Baltimore
County.
One
example
is
our
existing
Fire
Rescue
Academy
Baltimore
County
fire
department
is
unable
to
meet
the
essential
training
needs
of
the
volunteers.
Page
five
of
the
report,
States
quote
overall,
the
Baltimore
County
Fire
Department
lacks
sufficient
fiscal,
physical
and
human
resources
to
accomplish
its
core
mission.
Y
Additional
funding
is
required
to
consistently
meet
national
standards
and,
as
importantly,
the
service
level
expectations
of
Baltimore,
County
residents,
businesses
and
visitors
twice
in
the
last
few
months.
My
company,
the
Pikesville
Volunteer
Fire
Company
conducted
training
at
the
Fire
Rescue
Academy,
but
the
lack
of
facilities
and
staff
we
were
unable
to
perform
live
Burns.
We
had
to
bring
our
own
fake
smoke
to
perform
this
training.
Both
these
trainings
there
was
no
Fire
Rescue
Academy
Personnel
present.
This
type
of
training
does
not
allow
our
members
to
adequately
train
for
real
responses.
Y
The
Fire
Rescue
Academy
is
just
one
example
of
how
Baltimore
County
fire
department
is
lacking
compared
to
other
jurisdictions
in
our
neighboring
surrounding
area.
I
could
speak
all
night
about
the
60-page
facets
report
about
the
insufficiencies
found
in
the
study.
The
report
by
the
way
can
be
found.
Online
Baltimore
County
spends
Less
on
fire
protection
at
EMS
than
its
surrounding
counties
and
cities.
I'm
asking
the
county,
executive
and
County
Council
to
correct
the
significant
deficiencies:
Within,
the
Baltimore
County
Fire
Department,
to
protect
the
fire
and
EMS
personnel
and
all
the
citizens
we
serve.
Thank
you.
D
Z
Z
We
did
have
a
study
that
did
provide
us
some
significant
input
with
regards
to
that,
but
we
also
have
a
great
partnership
with
the
county
executive
and
his
team
and
the
administration
Madame
and
the
daos,
and
they
are
working
very
closely
with
us
to
try
to
to
take
everything
into
account
and
do
the
best
that
we
can,
because
we
do
look
out
for
the
health
and
safety
of
our
citizens,
and
that
is
our
goal.
So
thank
you,
Kathleen
for
bringing
this
forward
and
boss
as
always
appreciate
your
partnership.
AA
Good
evening,
I'm
Larry
vogelson
I'm
on
the
board
of
neighbor
space
and
I'm,
the
executive
committee
I'm,
not
one
of
your
younger
mountain
bikers,
but
I'm
here
for
neighbor
space
of
Baltimore
County
I'll
switch
this
around
a
little
bit
and
mention
the
projects
first,
that
are
in
this
District
that
we've
been
involved
with
and
are
still
I,
think
ongoing
Powhatan
park
for
the
Greystone
Community
Carol,
Watkins,
Park
and
missing
one
Graystone
anyway.
I
would
like
to
ask
you
to
support
adequate
long-term
funding
for
neighbor
space
of
Baltimore.
AA
County
neighborspace
is
a
land
trust
established
by
county
law
and
has
been
working
for
20
years
to
fulfill
the
role
that
the
County
government
has
charged
us
with
working
with
communities
to
create
small
community
parks,
I'm
glad
to
see
a
lot
of
interest
in
Recreation
and
open
space
in
all
of
its
manifestations
tonight
and
I
think
we're
an
important
part
of
that
puzzle,
particularly
at
the
local
community.
Neighborhood
level
is
where
we're
most
operating
in
and
where
most
of
the
need
is.
A
lot
of
the
need.
AA
Is
we've
accomplished
this
so
far
in
the
last
20
years,
with
a
minimal
part-time
staff,
countless
contributions
of
time
and
resources
and
dedication
from
board
members,
the
public
and
volunteers?
This
work
requires
more
than
just
acquiring
and
developing
land.
It
often
requires
Community
ownership
participation,
support
for
each
project
to
get
their
buy-in
and
a
sense
of
community
ownership
and
willingness
to
continue
their
maintenance
and
support
of
these
parks
that
they've
worked
with
so
hard
with
us
to
to
develop
in
a
way
this
provides
a
free
service
to
the
county
and
its
residents.
AA
AB
I
can
explain
the
whole
thing
to
you
would
be
your
two
hours
so
I'm
not
going
to
do
that.
I'll,
give
you
a
quick
overview,
there's
three
Awards
and
it's
not
a
pension.
It's
just
an
award,
a
member
with
25
full
years
of
active
service,
receives
a
monthly
stipend
upon
turning
age
60
as
a
thank
you
for
the
quarter.
Century
of
service.
AB
AB
Another
neighboring
jurisdiction
has
tied
the
monthly
award
to
one
percent
of
a
starting
career
firefighter
salary
in
that
jurisdiction.
Recently,
the
entire
state
of
New
York
started
a
property
tax
incentive
for
all
their
Volunteers
in
the
state
of
New
York.
We've
actually
seen
other
members
that
come
from
other
jurisdictions
gravitate
back
to
that
jurisdiction,
because
the
benefits,
quite
frankly,
are
a
lot
better.
AB
We
are
hopeful
in
being
able
to
have
a
budget
increase
to
initiate
some
of
the
benefits
that
we
can
at
least
Implement
internally,
but
when
the
preliminary
numbers
came
out,
we
realized
that
we're
not
giving
the
funding
to
cover
our
current
expenses
much
less,
adding
other
things
to
it.
Despite
the
fact
that
a
third-party
study
of
it,
we
just
heard
about
all
said
that
the
Baltimore
County
volunteer
system
and
the
fire
department
in
general
is
underfunded.
AB
The
last
time
the
losap
award
was
increased
was
2018..
Since
then,
the
U.S
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
have
said
that
you
get
15
less
spending
power
than
that
amount
during
due
to
inflation.
The
Joint
economic
committee
estimates
that
the
average
Maryland
family
was
paying
838
more
per
month
in
November
2022
than
they
were
in
January
of
2021
for
all
the
same
goods
and
services
and
lastly,
Social
Security,
since
2019
has
actually
increased
20
percent,
so
we
were
searching
far
and
wide
to
do
things
to
attract,
recruit
and
retain
our
volunteers.
AB
C
Thank
you
thank
you,
Alan
and,
as
you
explained
to
me,
this
is
really
about
Recruitment
and
Retention
of
First
Responders
in
the
Volunteer
Fire
Company
and
as
I
see
the
Educators
lined
up
behind
you.
Recruitment
retention
is
important
to
them.
The
law
enforcement
First
Responders
here
Recruitment
and
Retention
is
important
to
all
of
these
folks
that
perform
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
of
government
and
public
service.
So
thank
you.
B
AC
Hi,
my
name
is
Jim
Paulson
I'm,
a
resident
of
Pikesville
I
lived
in
Pikesville
for
47
years
and
I'm
here
to
support
the
what
I
think
is
one
of
the
most
fantastic
things.
That's
happened
to
Pikesville
in
my
entire
tenure
and
that's
the
Armory
project.
The
Armory
has
something
for
everyone
in
this
room.
It
has
something
for
everyone
in
the
northwest.
AC
It
has
developed.
I've
I
personally
am
working
on
a
couple
of
volunteer
committees
and
it
seems
to
be
morphing
into
more
of
a
community
center,
a
cultural
center,
a
community
center
and,
of
course,
part
of
that
Community
Center
would
be
the
Arts,
the
visual
and
and
Performing
Arts
as
a
retired
art,
professor
of
43
years
at
Towson
University
and
as
a
working
still,
hopefully
working
sculptor.
AC
My
interest
of
courses
is
in
the
development
of
of
the
Armory
as
an
art
center
and
I
do
believe
that
the
Armory
can
be
an
art
center
and
a
cultural
and
Community
Center.
At
the
same
time
as
an
Arts
Center,
the
Armory
would
attract
people
from
all
over
the
state.
It
would
really
put
Pikesville
on
the
map
and
it
would
be
a
fantastic
you
know,
a
point
of
of
promise
and
and
accomplishment
for
Pikesville.
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
AD
Hi
Cindy
Sexton
tabco,
president
Elementary,
School,
librarian
and
you've
heard
me
speak.
So
you
know
I'm
going
to
talk
about
the
priority
of
retaining
and
recruiting
our
Educators
properly
staffed
school
will
help
improve
learning
outcomes
and
help
address
discipline
concerns,
but
we
can't
appropriately
and
effectively
meet
the
needs
of
our
students
when
we
don't
have
the
staff
and
while
BCPS
had
made
strides
in
increasing
starting
salaries,
we
still
rank
ninth
in
the
state
in
career
earnings.
AD
What
we
need
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction
and
that's
that
salary
scale
compression
we
won
with
BCPS
last
year.
That
is
our
budget
priority
and
historic
restructuring
of
the
salary
scale.
So
Baltimore
County
can
compete
with
the
other
school
systems
in
Maryland
and
our
students
can
have
the
best
opportunities
for
successes.
AD
A
healthy
school
system
means
a
healthy
County
people
move
to
locations
because
they
want
their
children
in
the
schools
there,
property
values
rise,
money
is
brought
into
the
county
and
the
rising
tide
raises
All
Ships
our
students.
Indeed,
the
very
future
of
all
of
us
are
the
priority.
We
must
take
care
of
them
and
do
all
we
can
to
prepare
them
for
whatever
future
they
choose,
and
that
starts
by
making
sure
they
have
the
Educators
they
need.
Thank
you.
AE
AE
In
what
I
call
the
Pikesville
Miracle,
a
unanimous
decree
actually
came
out
of
that
Commission
one
that
determined
that
we
needed
to
honor
the
military
history,
create
a
dynamic
public
space,
create
a
venue
for
Cultural
Arts,
create
green
spaces
fields
and
Courts
for
our
kids
to
play.
Revitalize
the
economic
Corridor,
the
Northwest
and
unite
a
diverse
community.
AE
AF
Good
good
evening
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight,
my
name
is
Taylor
Boren
and
I
am
a
lifelong
Baltimore,
County
resident,
proud
graduate
of
Baltimore
County
public
schools
and
currently,
in
my
eighth
year
as
a
BCPS
art
teacher
BCPS,
recently
released
their
budget
proposal
for
the
coming
school
year.
Upon
first
review,
Educators
thought
there
must
be
a
mistake.
The
budget
includes
a
scheduled
step
increase,
but
no
cost
of
living
adjustment.
AF
It
makes
no
effort
to
implement
the
compressed
salary
scale
or
move
toward
the
blueprint
mandated
starting
salary
of
sixty
thousand
dollars,
but
there
was
no
mistake:
adjusted
for
inflation,
educators
are
taking
a
pay
cut,
while
the
County
Council
voted
last
September
to
increase
salaries
for
future
council
members
and
the
county
exec
and
County
Executives
by
nearly
10
percent
public
education
is
the
foundation
of
a
democracy.
Teaching
is
the
job
that
makes
all
other
jobs
possible.
AF
Yet
BCPS
with
hundreds
of
unfilled
vacancies
is
failing
to
prioritize
competitive
salaries
that
will
help
to
recruit
and
retain
Educators
I
am
wholeheartedly
in
favor
of
oversight
and
accountability
in
school
funding.
That
is
precisely
why
educator
salaries
should
be
a
top
priority.
We
know
exactly
where
that
money
goes
and
we
see
a
direct
positive
impact
on
our
communities
when
Educators
choose
to
work
and
live
in
our
County.
AF
AG
Good
evening,
I'm
Jack
reberg
I'm
a
board
member
and
treasurer
of
both
the
Pikesville
Armory
foundation
and
thousand
friends
of
Pikesville
I'm
here
to
support
full
funding
for
arm.
Replace
this
project
is
a
Hidden
Gem
in
our
community
and
is
critical
to
the
future
of
Pikesville
and
the
communities
in
and
around
the
Pikesville
area.
AG
I
believe,
is
important
to
also
note
that
the
project
will
clearly
benefit
the
entire
Northwest
Community,
not
just
Pikesville.
This
new
project
will
provide
14
acres
of
indoor
and
outdoor
activities
and
services
for
our
community.
The
county
must
fully
support
the
renovation
and
rededication
of
this
incredible
Community
Asset.
Thank
you.
AH
Elementary
School
and
I've
been
a
special
educator
in
this
County
for
about
16
years.
At
this
point,
a
rumor
that
I
often
hear
is
that
teachers
make
enough
money
that
the
county
already
dedicates
55
percent
of
its
budget
to
education
and
that's
more
than
enough
and
that
I
make
a
that.
I
make
a
good
salary
for
only
working
191
days
a
year
and
six
hours
and
45
minutes
a
day,
but
I
don't
work
for
191
days
and
6
hours
and
45
minutes.
AH
My
day
starts
at
6am
when
parents
start
texting
and
emailing
me
I
get
to
work
30
minutes
early
to
prep.
My
classroom
before
my
students
arrive
I
work
through
my
duty-free
lunch
because
I
don't
know
when
else
work
is
going
to
get
done.
I
do
my
work
and
because
of
the
teacher
shortage
and
the
substitute
shortage,
I
also
do
the
administrative
tasks
for
the
classroom
next
door
because
they
don't
have
a
teacher
or
a
sub.
AH
My
pay
payday
ends
at
350,
but
buses
often
don't
come
until
4
15
and
I'm
waiting
with
my
students
after
buses
leave
I,
finally
get
a
chance
to
start
planning
and
prepping.
For
the
next
day,
that's
an
11
hour
work
day.
The
idea
that
I
won't
be
receiving
a
raise
next
year
is
heartbreaking.
It
feels
like
I,
am
personally
being
told
that
my
hard
work
is
not
valued,
not
needed
and
not
wanted,
and
I
am
far
from
the
only
educator
that
feels
that
way.
Teachers
are
running
out
the
doors
of
our
schools.
AI
Councilman
County
Executive.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity.
Thank
you
for
this.
This
is
awesome.
My
name
is
Kristen
zaminski
I
am
president
of
the
Colonial
Village
neighborhood
Improvement
Association
I'm.
Also
the
mother
of
a
very
active
toddler
and
so
I'm
here
to
ask
for
your
full
support
and
funding
of
the
Pikesville
Armory
District
2
is
in
dire
need
of
a
green
space,
an
Arts
and
Cultural
Center
and
athletic
fields.
Everything
we're
constantly
spending
time
and
dollars
outside
of
the
district.
AI
Just
because
neighboring
districts
have
those
and
we
don't-
and
we
have
this
gem
that
can
totally
fill
that
void
and
cover.
So
many
aspects
so
I'm
here
to
ask
your
support
for
that.
I
think
it's
just
a
once
in
a
lifetime
generate
opportunity
and
I
really
appreciate
everything
you've
done
for
us
up
to
now.
Thank
you.
So
much.
R
R
Last
year,
I
taught
at
the
crossroads
Center
and
our
program
changed.
Some
of
us
stayed
in
the
county.
Three
people
went
to
neighboring
counties,
one
took
a
leave
from
Mental
Health,
one
resigned
to
work
in
a
whole
other
field
and
one
transferred
and
two
weeks
later
resigned
and
now
delivers
for
GrubHub.
R
R
AJ
AK
And
the
question
is:
will
you
support
not
only
continuing
the
summer
SNAP
program
but
extending
it
beyond
the
5
to
18
year
olds,
all
the
way
to
babies
on
up
0
to
18
so
that
all
children
in
Baltimore
County
have
have
food
during
the
summer
months
and
winter
break
and
secondly,
wearing
my
Arts
hat?
And
we
are
in
this
great
Arts
venue
that
Sarah
it's
there
and
and
great
Arts
venue,
the
Baltimore,
County,
Arts
and
Science
commission?
AK
Does
a
great
job
and
has
the
funding
and
has
grants
last
year
struggled
to
have
the
Staffing
support
from
the
county
that
it
required
in
order
to
do
its
job?
Will
you
commit
to
providing
them
with
the
Staffing
that
they
need
to
ensure
that
the
many
Arts
organizations
of
Baltimore
County
receive
their
grants
in
a
timely
manner?
AK
D
Thanks
Jonathan,
we
were
proud
to
do
the
expansion,
probably
one
of
the
largest
expansions
I,
think
in
the
state.
We
are
absolutely
committed
to
sustaining
that.
If
you
haven't
connected
already
I
know
that
other
folks
at
student,
Support,
Network,
have
been
talking
to
our
folks
in
HHS
I
believe
that
there
is
a
WIC
program
that
covers
some
of
the
younger
individuals,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
folks
are
being
fed.
D
AL
It's
finally,
my
turn.
Okay,
my
name
is
Hilary
Crystal
and
I'm,
a
retired
registered
nurse,
long-time
District
2
Resident
and
a
lead
volunteer
with
the
student
Support
Network
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
tremendous
support
of
our
food
distributions
at
Owings
Mills
High
School,
when
schools
were
closed
during
the
pandemic
and
each
of
your
personal
visits
to
help
us
at
our
distributions.
AL
In
my
work,
volunteering
at
Owings,
Mills
High
School
over
the
last
three
years,
I
have
become
aware
of
the
severe
level
of
food
insecurity
in
our
neighborhoods
with
the
shutdown
of
many
food
resources.
Since
the
end
of
the
pandemic
programs,
many
families
are
struggling
with
food
insecurity,
63
percent
of
Owings
Mills
High
School
students
live
in
poverty,
that's
over
900
students
and
this
number
is
probably
underreported.
The
threshold
for
free
lunch
is
36
000
for
a
family
of
four
language
barriers
and
lack
of
computer
access,
create
problems
for
some
families
to
even
apply
I.
D
Yeah
and
again,
you
all
do
incredible
work.
Thank
you
for
volunteering.
We
are
fully
supporting.
There
is
a
piece
of
legislation
before
the
general
assembly
that
would
sustain
the
free
and
reduced
meals
for
all
students,
as
it
was
pre-pandemic
we
believe
in
in
knocking
down
those
barriers.
It's
not
just
good
to
have
access,
but
it's
it
takes
away
stigma.
Even
students
who
wouldn't
otherwise
qualify
need
to
be
fit
so
we're
in
full
support
of
that.
We
would
encourage
you
to
contact
your
your
state,
senator
and
your
delegates
to
convey
your
support
for
that.
AM
Good
evening
Anna
Weisberg
voter
Towson
reading
teacher
actually
hired
to
be
a
resource
teacher
Deep,
Creek,
Middle,
filling
a
open,
a
vacancy
out
in
Essex.
Imagine
you
are
tutoring
one
sixth
grader
on
Phonics.
You
would
do
a
great
job,
I
bet
and,
as
you
saw
their
reading
skills
grow.
You
might
find
your
Mutual
success
deeply
satisfying.
AM
Now.
Imagine
that
instead
of
one
two
t
you
have
15.,
they
have
attention
in
learning
needs
emotional
and
behavioral
challenges,
15
of
them
needing
something
different
at
each
moment
for
90
minutes.
Can
you
imagine,
despite
being
a
veteran
teacher
at
a
school
with
good
family
support
and
exceptional
leadership?
I
am
not
enough.
AM
It
is
not
satisfying.
I
am
failing
our
Baltimore
County
Children,
along
with
you
our
grade
six
phonics
students
need
more
competent
grown-ups
to
help
them
attend
respond
to
their
individual
concerns,
address
their
emotional
and
behavioral
needs
and
to
help
make
sure
each
gets
what
they
need
to
become
a
competent
reader,
and
they
need
those
grown-ups
to
stay.
AM
AN
Hi,
thank
you
for
giving
me
a
chance
to
talk.
My
name
is
Dr
Ralph,
Brown
and
I'm,
president
of
the
Oregon
Rich
Nature
Center,
Council
and
I
represent
I'm
here
tonight
to
represent
the
thousands
of
people
all
over
Baltimore
County
who
love
Oregon
Ridge
last
year,
when
it
was
learned
that
the
county
was
thinking
of
giving
over
some
of
our
fourth
acreage
to
a
a
private
Enterprise.
A
Grassroots
movement
sprung
up.
People
said
no
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
listening,
but
preservation
is
just
the
first
step
and
currently
at
Oregon
Ridge.
AN
AN
It
said
a
quote
from
an
ecological
standpoint:
the
preservation
and
enhancement
of
these
lands
must
assume
priority,
and
then
in
2007
there
was
a
forest
assessment
of
Oregon
Ridge.
That
said,
the
forest
system,
including
the
herbaceous
plants
and
Wildlife,
is
the
County's
most
important
natural
asset
in
Oregon
Ridge.
AN
Currently
there
is
another
master
plan
being
developed
and
from
the
preliminary
presentations
that
have
occurred,
it
looks
like
they're
concluding
the
same
thing
in
regard
to
Oregon
Ridge,
and
the
people
obviously
want
the
park
to
be
preserved
as
a
natural
landscape,
but
they
also
wanted
to
be
cared
for
so
I'm,
hoping
that
in
the
coming
budget,
there'll
be
funds
for
improving
our
Trails
for
rehabilitating
our
forests
and
for
hiring
the
necessary
staff
that
would
be
needed
to
see
this
implemented.
Thank
you.
D
D
The
trail
work
both
the
places
where
we
know
we
can
just
go
in
and
start
making
Investments,
but
also
the
preliminary
work
to
prepare,
prepare
the
way
for
that
preservation
and
that
restoration
and
we
have
in
Prior
years
budget
put
several
million
dollars
in
place
to
already
so
we
can
commence
with
that
work
immediately,
even
before
next
year's
budget.
So
we
will
begin
that
work.
So
thank
you.
D
AN
AO
AP
AO
AP
AO
AP
AP
Many
of
the
people
in
my
community
do
not
health
health
insurance,
and
we
are
just
like
every
other
person
in
the
county.
We
live
here
and
we
pay
taxes
and
we
contribute
to
the
well-being
of
the
county,
but
we
are
not
afforded
the
same
benefits
that
other
people
are.
What
will
you
all
do
to
support
our
community
so
that
we
are
no
longer
dying.
AO
D
D
We
we
also
are
supporting
issues
like
the
governor's
earned
income
tax
credit
that
he
announced
today
at
the
State
of
the
State
Maryland's,
actually
very
thoughtful
in
Forward
Thinking,
in
requiring
just
an
eitn
versus
a
social
security
number
when
I
was
a
legislator
in
Annapolis.
I
also
was
the
lead
sponsor
of
legislation
that
required
employers
to
give
earned
sick
days
so
that
people
can
actually
take
off
time
to
care
for
their
family.
In
those
instances
should
the
legislation
you
reference
not
pass,
Juliana
is
a
rock
star
and
it's
done
incredible
work.
C
County
Executive
could
I.
Also
I
want
to
thank
my
friends
from
Casa
for
come
for
joining
us
tonight
and
also
I
wanted
to
note
that
the
Second
District
Council
Office
is
the
only
Council
Office
that
does
offer
bilingual
constituent
Services
through
our
special
projects,
manager,
Carlos,
Gonzalez,
so
always
feel
free.
Now
we
we
don't
have
the
capacity
for
those
federal
and
state
issues,
but
on
the
very
local
issues
we
can
help
and
Carlos
does
a
great
job
at
that.
C
AQ
AP
AQ
AP
I
would
like
to
Advocate
that
food
assistance
and
food
distributions
continue
for
the
next
several
months,
as
people
that
have
recently
arrived
are
able
to
settle
and
find
employment.
We
can
the
first
thing
that
people
do
when
they
arrive
is
come
to
our
church
and
ask
about
food
if
we
can
provide
assistance
with
that.
AR
Mr,
executive
and
councilman
Patoka
Dean
Rondell
I'm
here
in
wearing
a
couple
of
hats,
although
my
other
hat
is
under
the
chair,
I'm
representing
the
board
for
the
spicef
health
Armory
foundation
and
in
the
sudbrook
Park
neighborhood
association
president,
so
I
have
two
things
to
to
discuss.
One
is
the
Armory
you've
heard
a
lot
about
it,
so
I'm
just
going
to
encourage
the
county
to
continue
the
good
work
that
they've
been
doing
and
to
fund
it
and
and
to
see
it
to
its
completion.
AR
The
second
thing
is
pedestrian
access
along
sudbrook
lane
from
the
bridge
out
to
Reisterstown
Road.
It's
a
busy
corridor.
I
have
a
packet
here.
My
wife
Linda
went
around
and
took
over
80
signatures
on
this
petition
to
improve
The
Pedestrian
access
along
that
strip,
which
is
which
is
nothing
right
now,
there's
also
a
photograph
in
there
of
a
guy
who
is
disabled,
going
down
the
middle
of
the
street
in
his
wheelchair,
because
there
is
no
other
access
along
that
street
and
I
know
it's
been
being
repaved
recently
in
that
Improvement
could
be
made.
AR
AS
Hi
I'm
Cindy,
Farquhar
and
I
live
in
Lockhart,
so
I'm
here
to
talk
about
who
will
be
the
next
police
chief
and
I'm,
very
sorry,
I'm,
the
only
person
I
understand
you
are
taking
testimony
on
that
tonight.
Sorry
I'm.
The
only
person
doing
that
I
also
am
a
member
of
the
Baltimore
County
committee
on
police
accountability.
AS
So
I
have
a
rhetorical
question,
which
is
what
will
it
take
for
you,
the
county
executive?
What
we'll
take
for
you,
the
county
councilman?
What
we'll
take
for
you,
police
officers
that
are
here
to
change
your
minds
about
police
accountability?
Well,
I'm!
Actually
going
to
try
to
answer
that
question,
which
is
when
you
start
killing
young
white
men.
AS
That's
when
the
situation
will
change
and
the
reason
I
know
that
is
because
the
opiate
addiction
crisis
changed
the
whole
approach
to
it
has
changed,
because
it
is
now
well
known
that
it's
so
involves
the
white
community
on
a
local
level.
Another
question
who
of
you
knows
of
anything
that
Chief
Melissa
Hyatt
did
wrong.
Who
have
you
knows
that?
What
you
know
what
I
know
is
that
she
was
persecuted
by
the
Fraternal
Order
of
Police.
AS
So
when
we
think
about
who
is
going
to
be
the
next
Chief
of
Police,
I
hope
that
you,
you
and
the
police
department
will
use
your
local
resource,
which
is
us,
the
Baltimore
County
committee
on
police
accountability.
We
include
members
of
Progressive,
Democrats,
ACLU,
indivisible
legal
Women,
Voters,
Progressive,
Maryland,
Statewide,
Coalition
of
Maryland
Coalition
of
justice
and
police
accountability.
Are
our
Revolution
Baltimore
County
show
up
for
racial
Justice,
Jews
United
for
justice
and
casa
and
I'm,
probably
missing
a
few.
AS
So
the
questions
that
we
want
you
to
ask,
and
you
don't
need
to
tell
us
who
the
person
is
that's
applying.
You
don't
need
to
tell
us
anything
about
them
demographically,
ask
them
these
questions
and
tell
us
what
their
answers
are
and
we
can
give
you
adequate
feedback,
informed
and
expert
feedback
on
whether
or
not
they
should
be
hired.
And
so
these
questions
are
am
I.
Good
am
I
done.
I
have
these
questions
and
I
would
like
for
you
to
take
a
copy.
Thank
you.
T
AT
Good
evening,
I'm
Deb
Patterson
from
the
Pikesville
Township
Association
hi,
have
to
go
fast,
I've
been
told,
so
I
live
a
quarter
mile
from
the
downtown
Pikesville,
which
we
affectionately
call
the
crd,
which
is
commercial,
revitalization
District.
The
problem
is:
is
that
there's
a
little
revitalization
or
economic
Redevelopment
going
on
right?
Now
we
heard
mention
of
the
Pikesville
revitalization
action
plan,
which
we
call
prep.
Unfortunately,
it's
just
a
bunch
of
volunteers,
there's
no
real
plan,
just
a
jumbled
list
of
projects
and
long-term
goals.
AT
There's
no
project
manager,
there's
no
fully
dedicated
County
Employees,
there's
no
substantial
funding.
We
need
to
do
better
for
Pikesville
and
yes,
I
am
so
excited
about
the
Armory
and
it's
going
to
make
a
huge
impact
on
our
Corridor.
But
it's
not
going
to
be
substantially
felt
for
many
years,
so
the
county
has
to
be
working
on
the
crd
and
the
communities
of
Pikesville.
AT
Now
we
ask
for
the
following:
in
order
to
have
the
desired
walkable
Community,
we
must
install
sidewalks
from
adjacent
communities
to
Reisterstown
Road,
and
that
includes,
as
Dean
said,
sidewalks
on
sudbrook
lane
from
the
one
lane
bridge
to
Reisterstown
Road.
We
require
funding
for
public
works
and
highways
to
return
our
downtown
area
to
an
acceptable
State
the
side,
the
sidewalks
are
atrocious.
The
county
has
not
maintained
the
planners
and
the
plannings
along
Reisterstown
per
their
agreement
with
the
state
in
2000.
This
needs
to
be
corrected
immediately.
AT
We
implore
also-
and
this
this
is
for
me-
that
the
county
make
the
revitalization
and
economic
Redevelopment
effort
their
own
initiative
and
put
professional
project
management
in
place.
I
think
we
just
heard
that
about
Liberty
Road,
volunteer
efforts
by
themselves
are
just
not
going
to
cut
it
they're
insufficient.
So
please,
let's
make
sure
that
our
current
efforts
in
Pikesville
don't
fall
short
as
they've
done
before.
AT
AU
AU
Feed
kills,
as
we
all
know,
the
Liberty
Road
quarter,
all
the
way
down
from
the
top
from
Elkridge
all
the
way
down
to
Northern
Parkway.
We
need
to
put
in
some
speed
cameras,
also
in
our
neighborhood,
the
Woodmore
Community
Association
from
Windsor
Mill
to
Liberty
Road.
We
need
to
have
speed
cameras
put
in
to
start
taxing
some
of
these
people
you'd
be
surprised
how
much
you
build
up
in
that
budget.
If
you
start
sending
out
those
tickets,
we
also
need
from
Liberty
Road
to
Saint
Luke's.
AU
AU
D
Thank
you.
We
love
lists.
If
you
haven't
connected,
is
director
Walker
here
tonight
with
dpwt
Dandridge.
You
just
want
to
just
like
wave
if,
sir,
if
you
want
to
just
connect
with
director,
Walker
I,
know
on
speed
cameras,
I,
believe,
because,
because
it's
a
state
road
I,
don't
think
we
have
the
authority
to
do
it
on
Liberty,
but
we
can
certainly
look
at
County
Roads,
both
in
terms
of
where
our
cameras
are
deployed,
but
also
other
speed,
adjusting
activity.
So
thank.
AV
AV
People
who,
like
can
translate
it
like
translate
so
like
they
can
work
to
translate
and
because,
like
in
our
school
there's
like
barely
people
who,
like
speak,
Spanish
and
English
at
the
same
time,
so
like,
for
example,
like
my
mom,
if
I
do
something
bad
like
they
have
to
speak
to
her
in
English,
and
she
doesn't
understand
so
and
like
there's,
no
one
that
speaks
Spanish
so
I
have
to
translate.
Sometimes
for
but
like
there's
a
teacher
called
Miss
Anna,
she
works
there.
She
speaks
Spanish
and
English
at
the
same
time.
AV
D
AW
Hi,
my
name
is
Dawn
seasted
I've
been
resident
of
Gwynn
Oak
for
the
past
30
years
and
I
know
a
couple.
Other
people
have
been
concerned
about
the
Liberty
Road
Corridor,
but
all
the
you
know,
Gwyn
Oak
and
Woodlawn
Village
are
also
neglected
communities
in
in
dire
need,
so
all
the
way
to
Windsor,
Mill
and
I
I'm
here
to
share
some
ideas
for
the
revitalization
of
all
the
Woodlawn
Village
I
know
you're
doing
a
lot
of
improvements
for
the
senior
center
and
the
community
center,
but
I
hope.
AW
Those
improvements
also
include
child
day
care.
I
think
we
need
to
see
daycare
alongside
senior
centers
in
order
to
promote
connections
between
older
adults
and
children
and
maybe
even
include
like
a
community
garden
where
older
adults
can
work
with
and
alongside
children,
learning
about
gardening,
the
environment,
healthy
foods,
a
site
for
healthy
cooking
classes
or
an
intergenerational
Farmers
Market.
The
center
needs
to
be
designed
in
a
way
that's
conducive
to
enriching
programs
of
all
kinds
for
young
and
old
and
to
bring
the
older
folks
together
with
children.
AW
It's
just
a
win-win
for
both
of
them.
It's
not
just
the
community
center
that
needs
a
reinvestment,
though
it's
Woodlawn
Village
as
a
whole.
There's
several
businesses
that
have
been
vacant
for
years,
some
of
them
10
15
years
they've,
been
vacant,
there's
plants
and
trees
growing
inside
the
buildings.
The
windows
are
knocked
out
and
it's
been
that
way
for
a
very
long
time.
The
number
of
vacancy
vacancies
is
growing,
it's
a
blight.
AW
D
I
just
want
to
say:
I
am
really
glad
that
you
mentioned
Woodlawn
Village,
it's
it's
very
personal
to
me.
I
actually
launched
my
campaign
for
County
Executive
there,
and
so
it
was
recently
there
a
couple
weeks
ago,
with
some
of
the
staff
we
are
working
on
the
building
you
referenced.
We
are
planning
to
and
have
Awards
not
only
for
facade
improvements,
but
also
to
facilitate
some
additional
businesses
there
and
in
another
Main
Street
corridors
and
we're
we're
also
just
working
on
things
like
the
site,
looking
at
the
sidewalks
and
other
sort
of
support.
D
So
hopefully,
if
you
didn't,
if
she's,
if
she
hasn't
left
yet
director
Walker
is
doing
some
of
that
I
believe
director
Lafferty
from
planning
is
not
here,
but
there
was
also
if
someone
from
planning
could
sort
of
wave
your
stand
up
and
wave.
Maybe
you
can
connect
as
well
to
talk
about
some
of
the
great
work
that
we're
doing
to
try
to
revitalize
some
of
these
great
communities.
So
thank
you.
X
My
name
is
Isabel
Aguilar
I
live
in
always
meal
for
19
years,
I
pay
my
taxes,
I
Latina.
Of
course,
my
English
system,
I'm,
all
honored
to
the
small
business.
It's
so
hard
open
up
business
and
we
can
find
in
places
with
with
language,
to
understand
how
administrator
business
we
don't
want
to
be
a
you.
We
don't
want
to
be
dependent
to
the
county.
We
want
be
independent,
we
and-
and
here
in
in
that
town
we
have
a
lot
of
people
with
different
skills
abilities.
X
AY
AY
AP
AP
AY
AP
AY
AP
D
K
D
AZ
D
Thank
you
for,
for
that,
so
I
believe
healthy
communities
are
strong
communities
and
while
health
insurance
issues
are
regulated
at
the
state
level,
we
want
to
work
very
closely
with
you,
with
Casa,
with
other
organizations
committed
to
ensuring
that
our
people
are
protected
and
have
the
coverage
they
need
to
protect
themselves
and
their
families.
So
is
anyone
here
from
government
Affairs
tonight,
Kimmy
routson
is
our
deputy
director.
Is
that
Kimmy?
Okay?
AZ
BA
BA
AP
BA
AP
BA
AP
Because
I
don't
have
health
insurance,
I
can't
get
dignified,
Health
Care,
like
everybody
else
that
lives
in
the
county,
I
work
and
I
pay
taxes
and
I
contribute
to
the
well-being
of
the
County.
However,
I'm
not
able
to
get
basic
health
care,
my
suffering
is
not
unique.
There
are
many
other
people
like
me
that
are
suffering
this
situation.