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From YouTube: 2022 Budget Town Hall - District 5
Description
County Executive Olszewski and Councilman David Marks gathered together with residents and stakeholders who live in District 5 to get their input and ideas on what should be prioritized in the County's FY23 budget.
A
Executives
office
of
community
engagement,
it
is
a
pleasure
to
welcome
all
of
you
here
for
our
fourth
budget
town
hall
series.
Community
engagement
is
the
hallmark
of
our
county
executive's
administration,
bringing
you
all
residents
to
participate
in
our
county's
budget
process.
Tonight
we
continue
with
fiscal
year
2023's
budget
discussions
in
district
five
posted
by
your
county
executive,
johnny
oshesky,
and
your
council
member
david
marks.
A
After
the
county
executive's
budget
presentation,
we
will
call
on
and
unmute
those
that
have
signed
up
to
testify
in
alphabetical
order
by
first
name,
if
you
did
not
sign
up
in
advance
and
would
like
to
testify,
please
let
us
know
in
the
chat
feature
of
webex
the
county
executive,
the
appropriate
department,
head
or
councilman
marks
will
address
your
inquiries,
concerns
and
ideas.
If
we
cannot
answer
a
question
tonight,
we
will
have
a
coordinator
from
the
office
of
community
engagement.
B
Well,
thank
you
very
much.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
be
with
everyone
tonight.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
county
executive
and
his
staff
for
hosting
tonight's
meeting.
The
past
three
and
a
half
years
have
been
among
the
most
challenging
in
recent
county
history.
Yet
we
can
point
to
real
progress
in
many
important
areas.
B
As
I
conclude
my
service
as
towson's
representative,
I
am
very
pleased
that
nearly
every
initiative
for
that
area
is
finished
or
has
made
substantial
progress.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
county
executive
with
whom
I
have
worked
directly
on
several
of
these
projects
and
whose
support
is
essential
to
financing
all
of
them.
B
As
we
move
forward,
I'm
hopeful.
We
can
continue
our
efforts
to
recruit
and
retain
police,
firefighters
and
other
personnel,
because
public
safety
must
be
one
of
our
top
priorities.
I
know
I
will
hear
from
many
of
you
tonight
who
share
my
support
for
traffic
calming
and
resurfacing
completing
our
park
system
and
advancing
other
community
improvements.
B
C
C
I
wish
that
we
were
meeting
together
in
person
as
originally
planned,
but
obviously
we
were
just
coming
off
of
the
the
omicron
variant
which
which
has
until
recently
been
pretty
significantly
overwhelming
our
hospital
systems
and
putting
a
massive
burden
on
our
healthcare
professionals.
That's
why
we
had
scheduled
the
first
couple
of
town
halls
virtually
to
protect
ourselves
and
each
other
and
looking
forward
to
hopefully
resuming
in-person
town
halls
soon.
C
We
do
know
that
the
best
tool
that
we
have
against
covet
remains
the
vaccine
and,
while
about
78
of
the
county's
eligible
population
is
vaccinated
about
one
in
five
of
our
residents
remains
unvaccinated
and
in
large
part,
especially
during
this
most
recent
surge,
we
are
seeing.
The
strain
that
was
placed
on
hospitals
was
largely
among
those
who
were
unvaccinated
according
to
maryland.
Hospital
association
data
as
much
as
84
of
those
hospitalized
with
covet
have
been
unvaccinated,
so
remember
just
for
context
that
84
has
been
coming
from
just
the
22
of
our
population.
C
That
was
unvaccinated,
so,
just
if
you
aren't
vaccinated,
I
want
to
again
urge
you
to
get
the
shot
as
soon
as
you're
eligible.
I
encourage
you
to
also
get
your
booster,
because
vaccines
are,
without
a
doubt,
the
best
tool
we
have
to
keep
our
kids
in
the
classroom.
Keep
our
businesses
running
strong
and
to
get
back
to
and
to
stay
back
to
normal.
You
can
register
yourself
or
a
loved
one
for
a
vaccine
or
a
booster
at
baltimorecountymd.gov
vaccine
speaking
of
vaccines.
C
Our
team
has
done
incredible
work
to
vaccinate
our
residents
with
our
mass
vaccination
site
at
the
maryland
state,
fairgrounds
being
recognized
as
the
best
in
the
state.
We
also
establish
community
clinics
and
mobile
units
across
the
county
and
even
work
with
uber
to
provide
rise
to
our
clinics
and
standing
up
a
program
for
homebound
residents.
We
have
done
and
we'll
keep
doing
whatever
it
takes
to
get
this
life-saving
vaccine
to
our
residents.
I'm
also
proud
of
what
our
team
has
done
to
support
our
residents
as
we
weather
this
storm
together.
C
During
this
most
recent
surge,
we
were
able
to
give
out
a
hundred
thousand
at
home
test
kits
to
our
residents.
We
stood
up
a
large-scale
testing
site
at
the
white
marsh
mall
and
expanded
our
hours
at
other
existing
test
sites
in
randallstown,
towson
and
dundalk.
In
the
beginning
of
the
campaign
of
the
pandemic,
we
also
built
out
a
county-wide
food
distribution
program
with
our
school
system
and
the
maryland
food
bank,
providing
over
18
million
meals.
C
We
took
bold
steps
in
eviction
prevention,
keeping
over
1500
families
in
their
homes,
with
millions
of
dollars
of
support,
both
steps
and
closing
the
digital
divide,
to
provide
internet
essentials
to
thousands
of
moderate
income
families,
a
program
that
we
continue
through
our
arp
funding
and
in
creating
a
child
care
subsidy
program
for
both
our
low-income
families
with
school-aged
children,
as
well
as
county
employees
who
had
school-aged
children.
We've
also
taken
both
steps
to
provide
26
million
dollars
of
direct
support
to
our
business
community.
C
Now,
of
course,
that's
just
a
snapshot
of
what
we've
done
and
we'll
do
even
more.
In
the
months
ahead,
baltimore
county
is
receiving
around
160
million
dollars
as
part
of
the
american
rescue
plan.
Back
in
november,
we
announced
our
proposal
for
getting
these
new
resources
into
the
community.
It's
a
plan.
That's
focused
on
investing
across
the
county,
but
especially
in
those
communities
that
have
been
hit
hardest
by
the
pandemic.
C
This
is
a
chance
for
us
not
just
to
rebuild,
not
just
to
get
back
to
where
we
were,
but
to
go
beyond
place,
go
back
to
where
to
go
to
where
we
always
should
have
been.
That's
a
plan
that
we
want
to
seize
this
opportunity
with
with
councilman
marks
and
with
all
of
you,
I'm
also
proud
to
report
that,
even
amidst
this
crisis,
we've
also
continued
to
make
unbelievable
progress
for
all
of
our
communities.
C
We're
proving
that
positive
transformative
change
is
possible
here
and
we're
committed
to
ensuring
that
the
county
continues
to
rise
to
its
fullest
potential.
For
me,
that
starts
by
making
sure
our
local
government
remains
open,
accessible
and
accountable
to
the
residents
we
serve
and
in
our
first
month
in
office.
Together,
along
with
councilman
marks,
we
were
able
to
introduce
and
pass
major
ethics
reform
and
legislation
that
strengthens
trust
and
accountability
in
county
government
with
councilman
marx's
support.
We
also
were
able
to
create
the
county's
first
office
of
the
inspector
general.
C
We
strengthened
our
lobbying
laws
and
we
created
the
county's
first
ever
public
financing
system
for
local
elections
with
you.
We
launched
this
signature
town
hall
budget
series
and
have
engaged
thousands
of
residents
in
the
process
and
even
during
the
covet
19
pandemic.
We
continue
the
conversation
virtually
as
we
are
tonight,
I'm
proud
to
say:
we've
created
the
county's
first
ever
data-driven
performance
management
system
bc,
stat,
we
created
the
county's
first
open
budget
platform,
allowing
you
our
residents
to
track
county
revenues
and
expenditures.
C
So
you
see
where
the
money
goes
down
to
the
individual
check
and
we
also
created
an
office
of
community
engagement
to
ensure
every
district
has
a
dedicated
representative
here
in
district
five
carmen
christiana
has
served
as
your
outreach
coordinator
for
months.
In
addition
to
working
in
district
three
tonight,
I'd
like
to
introduce
brenda
panning
who's
been
recently
hired
to
join
our
team.
As
your
new
district
5
outreach
coordinator
v,
if
you're
on,
do
you
want
to
just
say
hi
for
a
moment.
D
C
Well,
congratulations
again
and
welcome
to
the
team.
This
is,
after
all,
a
budget
town
hall.
So
let's
talk
budget
a
bit
of
an
overview
to
start
the
county's
total
operating
budget
is
about
4.2
billion
dollars.
This
operating
budget
supports
our
day-to-day
operations,
providing
funds
for
our
workforce
and
for
basic
services
about
half
of
that
money
about
2
billion
goes
to
support
our
county
workers
directly.
C
Other
expenses
include
county
contractors,
debt
service
for
our
capital,
projects,
supplies
and
other
materials.
The
money
for
these
services
come
from
a
number
of
sources,
but
primarily
property
and
income
taxes.
We
also
take
in
some
revenue
from
state
and
federal
funding,
as
well
as
our
metropolitan
district
funds,
which
go
towards
our
water
and
sewer
system.
C
C
Our
other
top
priorities
are
appropriately
public
safety,
with
450
million
dollars,
supporting
our
law
enforcement
officers,
firefighters
and
first
responders,
who
keep
our
communities
safe
and
public
works
with
again
about
450
million
to
support
our
local
infrastructure
investments,
water,
sewer
and
roads.
This
makes
sense.
Education,
safety
and
infrastructure
is
the
core
of
what
we
do
in
local
government.
C
We
also
annually
adopt
our
capital
budget,
which
is
funded
largely
by
bonds
and
supports
construction
projects,
whether
it's
our
schools,
police
stations,
community,
centers
and
similar
investments.
You
probably
remember
voting
on
local
borrowing
initiatives
during
the
last
election
in
2020
and
that
capital
budget
directs
how
that
money
gets
to
be
spent
half
of
our
capital
budget
funds,
repairs
and
improvements
to
our
water
and
sewer
systems,
some
of
the
most
expensive
but
essential
responsibilities
of
government.
C
That's
why
we're
proud
that,
even
amid
this
pandemic,
an
economic
crisis
that
ensued,
baltimore
county,
has
retained
its
triple
triple-a
bond
rating
and
now
that's
a
top-tier
financial
rating
that
fewer
than
two
percent
of
all
counties
across
the
country
enjoy.
It
speaks
not
only
to
responsible
fiscal
management
of
our
government,
and
I
want
to
again
thank
councilman
marks
and
his
partners
in
the
council
for
helping
us
do
this,
but
it
also
speaks
to
letting
us
borrow
at
lower
interest
rates,
which
saves
you,
our
taxpayers,
millions
of
dollars
we're
also
delivering
on
a
vision.
C
That's
bold,
to
modernize
county
government
to
improve
our
services
this
year.
We
continue
to
make
the
investments
and
core
services
that
improve
the
quality
of
life
in
our
neighborhoods.
Perhaps
the
most
notable
example
is
that
bulk
trash
pickup
has
returned
to
baltimore
county
for
the
first
time
since
it
was
cancelled
back
in
1992..
C
In
addition,
we're
revamping
and
reimagining
code
enforcement
by
hiring
more
code
enforcement
inspectors,
launching
a
new
code
enforcement
dashboard
and
using
a
newly
created
fund
to
address
derelict
properties
throughout
baltimore
county
we're
also
working
to
build
a
more
robust
local
economy
with
vibrant
businesses
and
a
strong
workforce.
That's
why
we're
making
investments
to
revitalize
our
main
streets
and
grow
our
economy
across
the
county.
Towson
continues
to
thrive.
It
was
named
a
main
street
maryland
affiliate
in
2020..
C
Reisterstown
was
named
our
county
second
maryland
main
street
catonsville
affectionately
known
as
music
city
maryland
became
our
county's
first
ever
arts
and
entertainment,
district
and
sparrows
point
has
become
an
economic
engine
for
the
entire
region.
Once
again,
with
trade
point
atlantic
bringing
thousands
of
jobs
back
to
baltimore,
county
ccbc
has
proven
an
essential
partner
in
workforce
development,
enrolling
50,
000,
full
and
part-time
students.
We
will
continue
to
do
whatever
we
can
to
break
down
opera
barriers
to
opportunity
at
ccbc.
C
That's
why,
for
three
years
in
a
row
with
the
support
of
councilman
marks,
we've
been
able
to
freeze
the
cost
of
in-county
tuition
at
ccbc
and
once
again
expand
the
college
promise
scholarship
to
provide
free
community
college
to
yet
another
500
students.
We
now
have
more
than
850
students
attending
ccbc
for
free
as
a
result
of
this
college
promise
program,
we're
also
working
with
ccbc
to
expand
early
college
access
and
expand
their
p-tech
programs.
C
That's
a
partnership
that
bcps
has
with
local
businesses
that
help
students
complete
their
high
school
diploma
and
their
associate
degree
in
six
years
at
absolutely
no
cost
to
our
students.
We
also
believe
in
the
importance
of
investing
in
our
seniors
or
the
foundation
of
our
neighborhoods
last
fall.
We
launched
our
age-friendly
baltimore
county
action
plan
to
ensure
all
residents
feel
welcome
and
can
make
take
comfort
and
knowing
their
needs
are
being
met.
We
launched
have
continued
the
no
senior
eats
alone
day
to
combat
social
isolation.
C
From
what
day
one
we
have
been
committed
to
improving
transit
services
and
opportunities.
Last
year
we
launched
the
towson
loop,
which
is
the
county's
first
fix
route
transit
service,
and
I
want
to
pause
and
really
thank
and
commend
councilman
marks
for
his
continued
advocacy
and
fierce
support
for
this
project.
Something
he's
been
working
on
for
many
years.
This
week
we
hit
our
10
10
000,
rider
milestone,
which
is
pretty
incredible,
considering
how
quickly
we
got
there.
C
This
is
a
critical
first
step
in
building
a
stronger
local
transit
system
that
will
carry
baltimore
county
into
the
future
and
we're
already
looking
to
potentially
begin
other
services
in
similar
communities
across
baltimore
county
as
we're
bringing
these
new
innovative
transit
services.
We're
also
focused
on
the
basics,
as
the
council
I
mentioned,
for
example,
for
three
years
straight.
We've
provided
significant
funds
to
ensure
continued
things
like
road,
repaving
and
traffic
calming
we're
also
committed
to
continuing
our
investments
in
public
safety.
C
After
being
named,
our
county's
first
woman
police
chief
chief
hyatt,
began
implementing
a
new
public
safety
plan
that
includes,
among
other
things,
targeted
crime
prevention
efforts
in
our
hot
spots
and
deploying
data
analytics
to
improve
our
policing
strategies,
and
that
plan
is
working
in
many
ways.
Bringing
results
with
many
crime
categories.
Continuing
in
a
downward
trend.
C
Violent
crime
over
last
year
is
down
16
percent
county
wide,
and
I
want
to
thank
the
hard-working
men
and
women
of
our
law
enforcement
department
here
and
I
want
to
commend
the
upstream
investments
we're
making
in
education
and
other
areas
we're
also
proud
in
baltimore
county
that
we
have
an
81
clearance
rate,
which
is
significantly
above
the
national
average
and
again,
thanks
to
the
consistent
and
dedicated
efforts
of
our
police
department,
residents
can
track
track.
Our
crime
data
online
using
bc
stats
online
dashboards.
C
We
know,
however,
that
baltimore
county
experienced
an
increase
in
homicides
last
year,
as
we
saw
a
similar
spike
nationwide.
I
want
you
to
know.
We
will
continue
to
do
whatever
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
baltimore
county
remains
a
safe
place
to
live
work
and
raise
a
family
about
half
of
baltimore.
County's
homicides
are
believed
to
have
had
a
behavioral
health
and
or
a
domestic
related
component,
and
we
know
these
tragedies
cannot
be
prevented
with
law
enforcement
alone.
That's
why.
Last
year
we
launched
an
expansion
of
our
police
department's
mobile
crisis
team.
C
Some
of
the
largest
challenges
law
enforcement
face
in
addressing
domestic
violence
is
connecting
with
the
people
who
are
victimized
in
the
privacy
of
their
own
home.
That's
why
we're
also
leveraging
arp
funding
to
support
10
domestic
violence
coordinators,
as
well
as
10,
vulnerable
adult
coordinators,
in
taking
this
holistic
approach
to
public
safety,
supporting
law
enforcement,
expanding
access
to
mental
health
resources
and
making
upstream
investments,
we
can
continue
reducing
crime
and
keep
our
neighborhoods
safe.
C
We're
also
taking
steps
to
ensure
that
our
policing
practices
are
equitable
while
we're
keeping
those
communities
safe.
In
our
first
year,
we
created
an
equitable
policing
work
group
to
review
our
practices
and
recommend
changes,
and
in
2020
amid
a
national
spotlight
on
policing
issues,
our
county
became
the
first
jurisdiction
in
the
region
to
enact
major
policing
reforms
with
strong
bipartisan
support.
C
Additionally,
we
created
public
data
dashboards
to
track
use
of
force
and
complaints
against
law
enforcement
officers,
and
we
know
that
there's
always
more
to
be
done
here
in
baltimore
county
across
maryland
and
our
country.
We
look
forward
to
working
in
partnership
with
all
of
you
to
do
that
as
we
work
to
support
the
mental
and
behavioral
health
of
our
residents.
Baltimore
county
continues
to
tackle
the
opioid
epidemic
head
on.
C
We've,
expanded
harm
reduction
services
like
syringe
service
programs
and
drug,
take
back
boxes,
we've
increased
treatment,
treatment
options
working
with
galdenzia
to
open
our
county's
first
new
treatment
center
in
owings
mills
in
2020,
and
we're
partnering
with
shepard
pratt
to
develop
a
first
of
its
kind
hub
and
spoke
model
for
treatment
there.
It's
a
model
that
provides
comprehensive
care
for
individuals
experiencing
addiction
and
mental
health
conditions.
C
Baltimore
county
is
building
its
own
hub-and-spoke
model
for
treatment
as
well,
which
will
connect
those
seeking
help
with
a
network
of
healthcare
providers.
We
will
continue
to
evolve
to
address
this
ever
ever-changing
epidemic
in
baltimore
county,
we're
also
taking
big
steps
forward
to
build
a
more
sustainable
future.
That
starts
with
getting
the
basics
right,
like
restarting
the
county's
glass
recycling
program,
which
was
discontinued
back
in
2013,
but
we
didn't
stop
at
the
basics.
We
created
the
county's
first
chief
sustainability
officer
to
coordinate
our.
C
Green
energy
and
back
climate
change
and
protect
the
environment
and
after
exceeding
the
prior
administration's
renewable
energy
goals,
we
set
an
aggressive
new
target,
100
renewable
energy
by
2026
to
reach
that
goal
we're
taking
action,
whether
it's
installing
solar
panels
at
our
capped
landfills,
where
we
expect
to
generate
the
equivalent
of
35
of
our
electricity
demand
or
to
go
even
further.
Converting
methane
gas
to
renewable
energy
at
our
eastern
sanitary
landfill.
C
We're
also
hard
at
work
to
promote
the
use
of
electric
vehicles,
including
a
partnership
with
bge
to
install
charging
stations,
and
I
issued
executive
orders
that
would
require
all
new
and
replacement
passenger
vehicles
to
be
electric
or
hybrid,
affecting
parks
and
open
space
is
another
important
part
of
a
more
sustainable
county.
That's
why
our
current
budget
provides
a
record
75
million
dollars
of
state
and
local
funds
for
new
parks
and
open
space.
C
In
addition,
we
recently
acquired
nearly
13
acres
on
chevrolet
road
in
northeast
towson,
which
will
primarily
be
used
as
the
reckon
parks
headquarters,
but
it
also
has
the
potential
to
include
a
new
community
park
as
well,
we're
also
actively
working
on
improvements
at
cromwell
valley
park,
including
a
parking
expansion,
barnatorium
renovation
and
new
trail
all
in
the
design
phase.
At
this
point,
and
last
year
we
started
re-tree
baltimore
county,
it's
a
new
operation
and
effort
to
expand
our
tree
canopy
and
our
more
urbanized
communities
beautifying
our
neighborhoods,
while
protecting
our
environment
and
using
arp
funding.
C
Education
is
a
passion
of
mine
and
it's
one
of
my
top
priorities
as
county
executive,
and
so
as
we
plan
for
our
children's
future
in
the
future
of
our
county,
we
know
we
have
an
obligation
to
provide
them
with
the
resources
they
need
to
thrive.
That's
why
our
current
budget
includes
40
million
dollars
above
the
required
maintenance
of
effort.
This
is
the
largest
real
dollar
increase
in
baltimore
county's
history.
C
C
In
november,
we
work
with
bcps
to
use
arp
funding
to
raise
pay
for
school
bus
drivers
and
eliminate
pre-employment
barriers
like
the
cost
of
physical
exams.
Our
teachers
and
staff
have
done
great
work
and
they
deserve
our
support,
especially
amid
the
pandemic
and
we're
proud
to
support
them
in
the
budget
ahead.
We
plan
to
continue
working
with
bcps
to
continue,
raising
pay,
continue,
providing
competitive
benefits
so
that
we
can
pay
our
workers
the
strong
wages
they
deserve
and
fill
the
hundreds
of
essential
positions
that
are
still
vacant
in
our
school
system
and
after
teaching.
C
In
a
trailer
for
most
of
my
career
as
an
educator,
I've
learned
firsthand
just
how
important
it
is
to
have
a
quality
learning
environment.
That's
why
baltimore
county
has
committed
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
finish
schools
for
our
future,
improve
our
facilities
and
ensure
that
every
public
school
in
baltimore
county
is
air
conditioned
locally.
C
In
addition,
at
pine
grove,
middle
school,
which
will
have
ground
breaking
in
may
security
improvements
at
perry,
hall,
high
school,
a
roof
rehab
at
stoney,
elementary
school
and
elevators
at
both
rogers
forge
and
oakley
elementary
school
collectively
with
the
new
elementary
school
new
middle
school
and
the
addition,
along
with
all
the
systemic
maintenance.
We
have
invested
over
a
hundred
million
dollars
of
school
construction
in
district
five
and
moving
forward
we're
laying
the
groundwork
to
begin
addressing
our
high
school
needs.
C
Last
year,
we
allocated
funding
in
our
budget
for
feasibility
studies
in
the
northeast
area,
examining
the
needs
of
parksville
perry,
hall,
kenwood,
loch
raven
and
overly,
and
there
will
be
community
meetings
forthcoming
for
these
studies.
Once
we
have
draft
proposals
to
review
from
the
school
system
and
like
the
councilman,
I've
toured
all
of
baltimore
county
and
I've
seen
incredible
need.
We've
seen
the
overcrowding
we've
seen
the
brown
drinking
water
and
we've
seen
schools
literally
crumbling
into
the
ground.
C
Unfortunately,
in
the
past,
baltimore
county
hasn't
significantly
invested
enough
into
our
schools,
and
I
know
we
have
to
do
better
and
believe
we
can
do
better
with
a
comprehensive
plan.
That's
why
the
last
two
years
we
spent
conducting
an
extensive
planning
process
to
develop
that
long-range
plan
for
school
construction.
C
C
So,
as
we
led
this
engagement
effort,
we
worked
with
an
independent
education
experts
to
assess
and
rank
every
school
according
to
facility
condition,
capacity
needs
and
the
school's
ability
to
meet
the
learning
needs
of
our
students.
The
culmination
of
those
efforts
was
the
multi-year
improvement
plan
for
all
schools.
It's
a
long-term
roadmap
for
our
schools,
the
first
of
its
kind
in
baltimore
county.
C
Some
of
the
highlights
include
that
it
provides
a
place
for
every
student
inside
the
school
building,
ending
the
practice
of
having
our
children
in
trailers
within
a
decade.
It
makes
cte
and
stem
education
a
priority.
It
includes
support
for
community
schools
and
alternative
schools
and
it
funds
renovations
and
preventative
maintenance
at
schools
across
baltimore
county
speaking
of
investments
at
our
schools.
I
know
towson
has
been
the
topic
of
conversation
for
residents
in
the
fifth
district
for
a
very
long
time.
C
C
After
meeting
with
state
leaders,
including
governor
hogan
house,
speaker
adrian
jones
and
senate
president
bill
ferguson,
we
were
thrilled
to
see
the
governor
include
a
billion
dollars
for
school
construction
this
year
as
a
result
of
that
new
commitment,
as
well
as
greater
than
originally
anticipated
levels
of
state
funding
through
the
healthy
school
facility
fund
and
the
built
to
learn,
act.
Baltimore
county
is
now
accelerating
school
projects
across
the
county
and
investing
more
in
the
projects
in
those
projects,
including
at
towson
high
school.
C
C
We're
proud
to
be
able
to
take
this
next
step
towards
bringing
the
project
to
reality
here
and
at
other
schools
across
the
county,
while
maintaining
our
commitment
to
the
equitable
roadmap
that
we
embarked
upon
through
the
my
ipass
plan.
In
the
meantime,
we
look
forward
to
learning
more
about
the
additional
details
of
the
funding
and
continue
to
work
with
all
of
our
great
state
partners.
I
think
I
saw
delegate
forbes,
and
maybe
there
are
others
on
tonight
to
secure
as
much
of
that
state
funding
as
possible
for
baltimore
county.
C
On
top
of
the
the
plans
that
we've
already
talked
about,
we
also
have
plans
to
address
overcrowding
at
cromwell
valley,
elementary
rogers
forge
elementary
gunpowder,
loch
raven,
high
school
and
perry
hall
high
school.
These
schools
will
all
receive
capital
investments
that
will
improve
the
learning,
experience
and
safety
for
all
students.
C
This
is
all
part
of
our
push
to
go
beyond
my
ipass
alone
and
raise
the
bar
further
for
all
of
our
kids,
because,
while
the
plan
provides
us
a
solid
baseline,
it
was
based
solely
on
existing
funding
and
so
rather
than
scaling
to
meet
our
needs.
We're
going
to
go
further,
just
like
we're
doing
with
towson
high
school,
because
we
have
tremendous
needs
in
every
corner
of
the
county.
We
have
the
third
oldest
school
stock
in
the
state
and
we
have
the
third
largest
jurisdiction
in
the
state.
C
That's
why
we
committed
the
funding
for
the
school
for
our
future
program.
It's
why
we
worked
with
our
state
legislators
to
pass
the
bill
to
learn,
act
and
it's
why
we're
seeking
to
sustain
the
the
level
of
investment
from
the
state
and
raise
the
bar
we're
hoping
to
see
this
state
match
baltimore
county's
annual
investment
for
the
next
15
years,
the
duration
of
the
my
ipass
plan
as
we
raise
the
bar
annually.
C
The
bill
to
learn
act
adds
about
another
420
million
dollars
of
total
state
funding
about
40
million
dollars
a
year
for
10
years,
which
brings
the
state
closer
to
a
50
50
match.
And
again,
this
funding
has
been
transformative
for
the
schools
that
are
going
to
receive
the
improvements,
which
is
why
we're
seeking
this
to
be
more
than
a
short-term
infusion.
C
We
want
to
have
this
match
be
sustained
throughout
the
plant
so
that
we
can
elevate
the
standards
for
all
of
our
students
and
every
community.
So
what
does
that
look
like?
It
means
that
we're
investing
more
and
all
of
our
older
high
schools
and
every
community
like
towson.
It
means
that
we're
building
classrooms
to
accommodate
3
000,
more
young
learners
in
our
pre-k
programs
throughout
the
county,
including
significant
dollars
here
in
district
5.,
we'll
improve
security
in
our
schools,
with
30
million
dollars
of
investments
and
we'll
modernize
our
classrooms
with
additional
investments.
C
C
As
you
know,
especially
those
of
you
who
have
been
here
before
you
have
an
important
role
to
play.
So
I
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
this
evening
about
your
priorities
for
the
budget
and
incorporating
them
as
we
finalize
our
proposal
to
councilman
marks
and
the
county
council.
So
mandy,
I'm
going
to
turn
things
over
to
you
to
moderate
the
floor
is
open
to
the
public.
A
A
We
have
many
speakers
signed
up
tonight
to
testify
this
evening
and
to
ensure
that
we
are
able
to
get
to
everyone.
We
ask
that
you
please
limit
all
testimony
to
90
seconds
once
your
name
is
called
to
testify.
A
member
of
our
team
will
unmute
you
and
we
ask
that
you
please
be
patient,
as
there
may
be.
A
momentary
delay
between
muting
and
unmuting,
the
county
executive,
the
appropriate
department
head
or
councilman
marks
will
address
your
inquiries,
concerns
and
ideas.
A
If
we
are
unable
to
answer
your
question
this
evening,
please
leave
your
email
in
the
chat
feature
and
we
will
have
a
coordinator
from
the
office
of
community
engagement,
follow
up
with
you
if
you've
signed
up
to
testify
and
we're
not
called
on.
Please
leave
a
comment
in
the
chat
feature
of
webex
to
let
us
know
mr
county
executive,
in
addition
to
the
speakers
that
we
are
going
to
hear
from
this
evening.
F
Good
evening
county,
executive
and
councilman
marks,
I
first
want
to
say
that
I'm
delighted
that
you
have
done
made
many
of
the
changes
you've
had
and
the
county
council
has
been
very
supportive,
and
I
speak
here
tonight
of
course,
on
behalf
of
the
animal
shelter
in
baltimore
county
animal
services
and
the
future
of
it.
I
am
actually
shaking
right
now,
because
I
just
read
the
the
report:
the
efficiency
report
of
baltimore
county,
which
recommends
raising
the
fees
on
spay
and
neuter
and
adoption
services
and
there's
more
to
this
story
than
just
money.
F
Raising
fees
on
spay
neuter
is
going
to
result
in
more
animals
on
the
street
and
we
are
making
progress
in
that
area.
It
also.
It
compares
us
to
other
counties
which
have
horrible
euthanasia
rates
compared
to
baltimore
county.
We
are
moving
into
being
a
more
progressive
animal
shelter.
So
I
have
this
suggestion.
F
Let's
make
you,
I
know
you've
done
blue
ribbon
commissions
before
let's
get
another
one
full
of
experts
in
animal
services.
There
are
national
organizations
such
as
best
friends
and
american
pets
alive.
They
have
data
metrics
on
all
this
about
live
output
and
cost
etc.
That's
my
first
suggestion.
The
second
is:
let's
revisit
the
concept
of
having
a
non-profit
share
with
some
of
these
costs
and
take
some
of
the
burden
off
of
the
county
in
that
way,
and
I
know
that
a
previous
study
said
that
this
would
that
it
would.
F
There
was
too
much
competition
for
money,
I'm
telling
you
I've
been
investigating
this
on
a
national
basis.
We
are
missing
out
on
money
because
we
do
not
have
this
and
I
think
we
is
possible
that
there
are
citizens
in
our
county
that
would
be
willing
to
form
a
non-profit
very
similar
to
the
student
support
network,
which
has
just
made
an
amazing
amazing
difference
in
education.
We
can
do
the
same
thing
in
baltimore,
county.
C
I'll
just
say
that
on
the
efficiency
review
portion
we
actually
are.
We
took,
we
we've
taken
the
report,
we're
scrubbing
it
for
what
they've
recommended
and
I
I
suspect
there
are
many
recommendations
that
we
will
follow,
but
I
don't
know
that
we're
going
to
do
all
recommendations
we
just
didn't
want.
We
didn't
want
the
report
to
be
sort
of
slanted
one
way
or
the
other.
C
F
Thank
you
and
I
appreciate
your
service
and
also
the
county
councils.
I
know
we
have
the
most
one
of
the
most
progressive
tnr
bills
in
the
country
and
I
hate
to
see
us
going
backward
rather
than
going
forward
and
kudos
to
you
and
the
county
council,
particularly
councilman
marx
and
councilman
cats,
who
have
been
advocating
this
all
along.
Thank
you.
B
H
Mr
ce,
this
is
dr
branch,
I'm
actually
on
the
call
at
this
particular
time
and
I'd
like
to
thank
miss
george
for
all
of
her
comments.
I
have
to
basically
say
ditto
to
the
what
the
county
executive
said
and
understand
and
know
that
as
the
health
officer,
the
backbone
and
the
structure
to
an
excellent
tnr
program
is
the
nuna
and
spay
program,
and
so
clearly
we
have
an
outstanding
one
in
baltimore
county
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that
all
into
the
future.
F
A
I
I
I
I
invite
the
county,
executive
or
councilman
darks
mark
sorry
to
come
to
my
home
any
friday
or
saturday
evening
and
listen
to
the
drag
races
that
happen
up
and
down
the
road.
We
desperately
need
a
light
there,
so
I
don't
know
what
we
need
to
do
it.
I've
seen
trucks
crash
into
houses,
motorcyclists
get
killed,
people
get
killed,
it's
just
terrible.
C
Yeah,
thank
you
for
the
the
feedback.
I
believe
that
director
acting
director,
d'andrea
walker
of
the
department
of
public
works
and
transportation,
is
on
and
they
are
aware
of
the
concern
and
have
been
looking
into
it,
but
director
walker.
I
don't
know
if
you
wanted
to
add
anything
to
if
you
had
anything
for
this
one.
J
J
J
A
D
E
A
K
Thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
on
the
fiscal
year
23
county
budget,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
green
towson
alliance,
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
positive
direction
this
administration
has
made
in
environmental
issues.
But
of
course
we
see
a
need
for
increased
spending
on
environmental
quality.
K
With
regards
to
climate
change,
we
feel
strongly
that
action
cannot
be
deferred
to
reduce
county
contributions
and
mitigation
of
those
impacts.
So
we
ask
that
you,
please
fund
the
aggressive
actions
identified
in
the
baltimore
county,
greenhouse
gas
inventory
report
and
the
baltimore
county
climate
action
plan.
Specifically,
we
ask
that
you
fund
technologies
that
will
divert
organic
waste
from
landfills
funds.
K
K
Two
recent
cases
investigated
by
the
oig
dealt
with
advantages
given
to
well-connected
developers.
Openness,
transparency
and
accountability
are
critical
to
ensure
that
fraud,
waste
and
abuse
do
not
result
in
adverse
environmental
consequences
when
it
comes
to
land
use
and
the
development
process.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
L
L
Like
I
said,
I've
captured
dozens
and
dozens
of
videos
in
the
last
five
years
that
I've
been
here
ranging
from
near
misses
or
crashes,
or
just
people
blatantly
running
the
stop
sign.
I
feel,
like
it's
gonna,
potentially
get
worse
with
all
the
new
businesses
that
are
being
stood
up
down
on
honeygo
and
bellaire
road.
So,
with
this
added
in
traffic,
I
think
this
intersection
will
become
worse.
This
is
only
one
of
the
main
intersections
on
honeygo
that
doesn't
have
traffic,
stop
signs
or
lights
on
this
area.
L
So
I
know
there's
gonna
push
back
about
a
light
or
a
roundabout,
but
I
think
anything
like
small
changes
to
make
this
intersection
more
safe
will
be
welcomed.
Speed,
bumps
traffic
calming
strips
a
blinking,
stop
sign
to
make
people
aware
of
this
intersection.
I
feel
like
that's
where
a
lot
of
the
danger
is:
is
people
not
paying
attention
to
the
stop
sign
at
the
intersection?
So
I
know
you
all
brought
it
up,
but
I
just
want
to
voice
my
support
just
seeing
all
these
actions
over
the
years.
L
C
Yeah,
thank
you
brian.
I
appreciate
that
and
for
your
advocacy
on
behalf
of
the
community,
I
believe
that
dpwt
recently
finished
a
traffic
study.
I
know
that
report
I
think,
is
being
reviewed
still
and
some
alternatives
are
being
considered,
but
before
I
like,
prove
myself
wrong
I'll.
Let
director
walker
chime
in
again.
J
A
M
M
If
I'm
trying
to
plan
my
day-
and
I've
mentioned
this
to
sam
before,
there
is
no
way
like
when
you
go
into
google
maps,
you
can
look
up
all
the
mta
bus
schedules
and
when
they're
supposed
to
be
coming,
so
I
can't
I
have
to
go
to
the
doctors
at
gbmc.
For
example,
I
can
look
up
the
night
before
you
know
when
my
appointment
is-
and
you
know
what
time
the
bus
is
coming,
that
I
have
to
catch
to
go
over
there.
The
loop
is
not
integrated
into
that
system.
M
M
C
You
thanks
cheryl,
so
I
I
know
that
you,
I
believe,
pushing
for
our
our
routes
to
be
integrated
to
the
the
state
routes.
What
I
can
say
is,
I
know
we
do
have
a
local
app,
that
sort
of
tracks,
routes
and
timing
and
generally
we're
on
a
15-minute
fix
at
part
of
the
fixed
routes
about
every
15
minutes.
C
Then
I'll.
Let
director
walker,
add
anything
else
to
that
and
then
also
on
the
on
the
g
bricks.
That's
actually
an
additional
grant
that
was
awarded.
That
would
be
any
anything
that
we
did
there
and
we
are
having
conversations
about
syncing
up
with
those
efforts,
but
that
would
be
additive
to
our
own
efforts
and
the
outstanding
work
that
our
baltimore
county,
behavioral
crisis,
intervention
teams
do
it's
a
collaboration
of
our
health
department
and
our
police
department.
C
So
I
don't
know
if
chief
hyatt
or
dr
branch
want
to
weigh
in
on
that
one
after
director
walker
talks
about
the
loop,
but
we
we
are
looking
to
expand
service
because
we
think
the
more
models
we
have,
the
better
the
more
options,
especially
when
it's
integrated
to
meet
more
of
the
behavioral
health
needs
out.
There,
but
that
would
actually
be
additive
on
top
of
the
expansion
I
talked
about
earlier.
J
So,
sir,
I
will
tell
you
we
do
have
a
app.
As
you
know,
our
service
started
in
october
of
this
year.
Our
first
priority
was
to
get
the
the
primary
app
that
we
could
institute
our
data
into
and
have
it
readily
available
at
the
resident's
finger
fingertips.
That
is
the
paseo
app
it's
on
our
website.
You
can
download,
or
you
can
go
to
your
app
store
and
download
it,
but
I
am
also
pleased
to
say
that
we
are
working
with
mta
to
have
our
data
transition
into
their
app.
J
H
And
this
is
doctor
branch
always
mentioned
about
g
bricks.
Mr
ce,
you
actually
stole
that
done
thunder.
It
is
going
to
be
an
additive
amount
of
resources
to
what
we
already
have
in
baltimore
county,
so
we
are
continuing
to
work
with
gbrex
and
we're
hoping
that
that
partnership
is
going
to
bring
much
much
more
resources
that
are
needed,
resources
to
the
constituents
of
baltimore
county.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
N
And
I
would
add
to
to
dr
branch's
comments
that
the
expansion
of
mobile
crisis
for
baltimore
county
is
is
really
significant
and
you
know
mr
county
executive.
You
know
thank
you
for
for
supporting
putting
so
much
support
into
this
effort
so
that
we
can
get
more
mobile
crisis
teams
to
calls
for
service
when
individuals
need
resources.
A
O
Yes,
thank
you
very
much.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
to
advocate
for
some
capital
improvements
to
the
baltimore
county
public
library
on
york.
Road
the
building
about
a
year
ago,
was
very
blessed
with
a
piece
of
modern
art
on
its
facade
facing
york
road
and
it
basically
changed
the
entire
landscape
of
the
towson
skyline.
O
I
think
much
more
can
be
done
there,
so
that
can
become
basically
a
destination
for
the
region.
A
second
mural
is
probably
required
on
the
onto
the
back
side
of
the
building.
It's
the
gateway
to
towson.
It
is
right
across
from
the
new
whole
foods
and
some
major
student
housing.
I
think
it's
a
missed
opportunity
to
really
create
a
work
of
art
in
the
building
itself,
and
I
think
some
capital
funding
should
be
set
aside
for
a
second
public
art
project
there.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
O
H
C
Ditto
that
david-
and
I
also
want
to
just
thank
and
commend
director
sonia
alcantara
antoine
and
her
team,
the
library
who
have
been
working
with
us
and
pushing
us
to
envision
a
larger
capital
investment
generally
in
the
library
system
and
towson's,
certainly
on
her
list
of
places
to
do
more.
So
I
I
don't
believe
she's
on,
but
if
anyone
was
from
the
library
wanted
to
chime
in
you're
certainly
welcome,
but
otherwise.
Thank
you
very
much.
Yeah
thank.
P
I
am
a
mr
county
executive.
Oh
there,
she
is
yes
hi
good
evening.
Yes,
I
agree.
Towson
library
is
a
capital
priority
for
us
here
at
baltimore,
county
public
library.
We
are
hoping
to
make
some
significant
improvements
to
the
facility
and
appreciate
the
comments
for
mr
riley,
and
hopefully
we
can.
We
can
make
it
happen
with
the
support
of
the
county
and
the
county
executive.
F
A
Q
Thank
you
to
everyone
for
having
the
opportunity
to
speak
tonight.
I
really
appreciate
these
budget
town
halls
and,
like
I
said,
my
name
is
henry
calgary
and
I'm
speaking
as
president
of
the
towson
communities
alliance.
First,
I
want
to
thank
the
county
executive
for
including
the
recommendation
for
a
new
towson
high
school
to
the
iac
and
for
councilman
marx
for
his
advocacy
on
the
issue
over
the
years.
That's
an
investment
which
the
towson
community
has
needed
for
a
long
time,
and
it's
our
hope
this
will
help
to
alleviate
the
overcrowding
in
towson
high
school.
Q
Tca
is
very
concerned
about
the
uptick
in
violent
crime
in
baltimore
county
and
the
towson
area
in
particular,
we'd
ask
for
additional
resources
for
the
hiring
and
retention
of
baltimore
county
police
officers,
so
that
there
can
be
a
larger
force
in
the
area
to
help
address
that
issue.
Additionally,
we'd
like
to
see
the
county
continue
its
investment
into
education,
so
that
the
schools
in
the
towson
area,
including
towson
high
school,
are
adequately
funded
and
supported,
and
we
know
that's
been
a
priority
of
this
county
executive
and
the
administration
and
the
county
council
as
well.
Q
So
we
just
want
to
see
more
of
the
same
on
that
front
and
then,
finally,
we
also
support
additional
open
space
grants
and,
in
general,
investments
in
public
transit
and
more
walkability,
essentially
a
more
holistic
approach
towards
transportation
in
towson.
The
circulator
is
a
great
step
in
the
right
direction.
We
like
to
see
a
commitment
to
more
trails,
more
commitment
towards
bike
paths
and
other
alternative
ways
of
transportation,
so
that
towson
residents
can
all
experience
the
great
amenities
in
downtown
towson.
Q
C
I
do
want
to
just
thank
and
do
a
nod
to
towson
university,
who
recently
did
give
the
county
a
grant
so
that
we
could
step
up
some
of
our
patrols
in
the
downtown
corridor
with
some
police
officers-
and
I
know
chief
hyatt
has
some
other
efforts
that
she
and
her
teams
are
working
on.
So
I'm
going
to
just
ask
to
her
for
any
additional
comments
that
she
wants
to
share
in
terms
of
the
public
safety
aspect.
N
Thanks
very
much,
sir,
and
thank
you
for
those
comments.
You
know
absolutely
without
question.
We
want
to
hire
more
police
officers
as
well.
As
you
know,
right
now,
unfortunately
nationwide.
It
is
not
the
easiest
time
to
recruit
for
police
officers,
but
I
will
say
that
we
do
have
a
lot
of
promise
right
now.
Currently,
our
entry
level
police
academy
class
is
the
largest
class
that
we've
brought
in
since
2007.
N
There's
a
lot
of
work,
that's
being
done
within
our
department,
both
from
our
employment
team,
as
well
as
our
training
team
to
add
an
additional
entry
level
class
this
year.
So
you
know
my
priority
when
we
get
these
police
officers
out
is
getting
them
into
the
community,
getting
them
into
patrol,
getting
them
into
the
neighborhoods
and
just
specific
to
towson.
R
R
R
Most
importantly,
we've
really
been
trying
to
keep
an
open
line
of
communication
with
towson
university
with
their
chief
of
police,
as
well
as
their
officers.
We're
encouraging
them
to
just
come
outside
of
the
campus
a
little
bit
and
meet
with
us
and
have
a
good
exchange
of
information
also
had
some
very
good
conversations
with
some
of
the
local
bars,
as
well
as
the
board,
and
just
some
of
the
changes
that
we're
going
to
be
making
to
really
improve
security
in
the
area.
R
I
know
that,
isn't
the
nicest
thing
to
see
I
realize
the
optics
of
it,
but
our
primary
focus
is
really
going
to
be
the
safety
of
our
children
and
other
citizens
of
baltimore
county.
So
we
are
doing
our
best
to
really
step
up
enforcement.
We're
deploying
extra
resources
in
the
area
and
as
well
as
the
chamber
of
commerce,
nancy
hafford.
The
director
recently
applied
for
a
grant
through
maryland
main
street
for
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
that
is
strictly
for
extra
cameras
in
the
area.
R
So
you
know
with
that
being
said,
I
think
we
realize
our
officers
can't
be
everywhere
all
the
time.
We
do
need
extra
ears
and
eyes
in
the
community,
and
we
really
need
our
citizens
to
to
be
our
ambassadors
out
in
the
community
where
we
can't
be
so.
We
really
do
appreciate
everyone's
support
and
we
will
continue
to
certainly
do
our
best
to
keep
everyone
safe.
Thank
you.
C
Thanks
captain
thanks
chief
just
also
want
to
mention
a
recently
announced
community
policing
partnership
program
that
dr
jennifer
lynch
worked
with
the
police
department,
ccbc
and
our
school
system,
dr
williams,
and
bcps,
where
we're
building
pathways
towards
public
safety
focused
careers
in
baltimore
county
and
we're
hopeful
that
long
term.
That
will
also
help
us
fill
the
ranks
and
have
folks
be
sort
of
more
mindful
and
focused
in
that
area
generally
as
well.
So
thanks
to
everybody
who
made
that
happen
too,.
A
G
Good
evening
gents,
thank
you
very
much
to
you
and
your
staffs.
My
name
is
jason
walsh.
I'm
a
baltimore
guy,
like
both
of
you,
grew
up
in
parkville
and
bought
a
house
in
parkville
got
married
and
then
moved
to
perry
hall,
but
I
am
testifying
on
frost
and
honeygo
very
dangerous.
I
can
it
up
as
cluster
dumpster
fire
train
wreck
all
words
that
come
to
mind
when
I
think
about
that
intersection
and
really
the
problem
is
joppa
road,
one
road,
one
lane
in
each
direction
across
one
lane
in
each
direction.
G
They
both
cross
honeygo
when
you're
on
crossroad
you're,
actually
facing
six
lanes
of
traffic,
so
you've
got
two
lanes
in
each
direction.
Going
really
fast.
You've
got
a
turn
lane
in
each
direction.
So
you're
trying
to
look
over
six
lanes
of
travel
you're
trying
to
avoid
distractions.
You
got
people,
you
got
dogs,
you
know
beautiful
people
jogging
the
snowball
man,
whatever
so
you're,
trying
to
get
across
safely,
and
it's
it's
very
distracting.
So
I
think
that's
the
main
thing
a
light
there.
G
It
could
be
really
well
served
with
this
extra
one-time
money.
I
want
to
thank
david
marks,
for
you
know
all
of
his
work
he
does
for
the
neighborhood
and
specifically
for
this
area.
I
also
serve
as
the
president
of
the
forged
reserve
hoa,
mainly
because
not
a
lot
of
people
want
to
be
the
president
of
an
hoa,
but
a
little
further
down
the
road
about
a
half.
A
mile
down
the
road
baltimore
county
approved
a
light
at
a
brand
new
development
that
frauds
honeygo
it
fronts,
bel,
air
and
also
franz
honeygo.
G
So
my
question
to
baltimore
county
is:
how
did
that
light
get
approved
so
quickly,
while
road
has
been
a
train
wreck,
like
I
said
for
several
years,
people
you
know
getting
in
fatal
accidents,
five
accidents
in
last
year,
2800
people-
you
know
on
change.org,
trying
to
to
get
something
done
there.
I
know
there's
been
a
recent,
you
know,
survey
of
the
area,
but
I
guess
I
would
ask
the
director
what
did
that
survey
entail?
I
didn't
see
anyone
out
there
taking
measurements.
I
didn't
see
anyone
I
didn't
see
strips.
B
G
Thank
you,
councilman
and
yeah.
I
think
that
the
time
for
studies
is
over
the
time
for
action
is
really
now.
I
know
they
did
put
a
high
speed
sign
like
the
sign
that
shows
how
fast
you're
going,
but
sometimes,
I
think,
to
someone
else's
point.
I
think
that's
like
a
like.
How
fast
can
you
get
how
how
high
can
your
score
get
and
people
just
speed
up
instead
of
slowing
down,
so
you
know,
I
think,
really
something
needs
to
be
done
there.
Thank
you.
S
Blessing,
I'm
gonna
talk
on
a
couple
items
for
our
community,
a
couple
of
the
items
which
I
sent
to
johnny
and
david's
office
yesterday.
The
main
item
is
the
repaving
of
our
streets.
We
were
told
in
2018
during
the
gas
line,
repairs
and
then
after
water
mains
were
replaced
in
2019
that
this
would
be
done
in
2020,
water
lines
came
in
1.2
million
under
budget.
It's
now
2022..
S
It's
our
understanding
that
maybe
only
two
streets
in
our
community
are
going
to
be
repaved
this
year,
then
I'll
move
on
to
our
new
rock
roundabout
on
providence,
road
and
breeswick
and
southwick
oftentimes
in
north
and
southbound
traffic.
They
wait
for
the
last
second
to
yield.
Currently
there
are
30
mile
an
hour
signs
within
20
to
100
feet
of
the
roundabout,
and
this
is
right
after
you're
telling
people
to
be
at
25
miles
an
hour
at
the
cromwell
elementary
school.
S
You
know,
new
signs
need
to
be
dug.
No
quotes
need
to
be
inserted
for
the
slowdowns
and
then
just
finally
too.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
on
behalf
of
campus
hill,
cromwell
valley
and
breedswick,
for
installing
the
roundabout
henry
pj
saw
check
dean
of
zeller
myself
want
to
thank
david
for
pushing
this
issue.
C
A
C
J
S
C
T
C
The
other
thing
I'll
say
joe,
is
that
we're
actually
also
in
the
process
of
trying
to
truly
use-
and
this
is
a
credit
to
director
walker
and
their
team-
to
really
start
raiding
all
the
roads
using
professional
standards
and
really
ranking
the
needs
out
there,
so
that
we
are
being
we're
publishing
the
ratings
of
our
roads
and
and
the
amount
of
roads
we're
able
to
get
to
in
any
given
season.
So
that
sort
of
building
on
that
transparency,
but
doing
it
even
in
road
resurfacing.
C
So
we're
hoping
to
have
that
rolled
out
in
the
year
ahead
as
well.
But
thank
you
very
much
for
the
advocacy
we're
going
to
make
sure
we
get
as
many
roads
done
as
we
can.
I
know
it's.
A
big
big
quality
of
life
issue
and
councilman
marks
has
been
very
good
about
pushing
for
road
resurfacing
in
his
district.
A
U
Very
much,
as
you
said,
my
name
is
kirsten
hoffman
and
I'm
speaking
tonight
on
behalf
of
the
green
towson
alliance.
A
few
years
ago,
we
advocated
to
get
the
county
to
include
a
provision
in
the
downtown
towson
zoning
overlay,
fine
for
replacement
of
trees
inch
per
inch
when
trees
are
removed
for
new
development.
U
We
request
that
the
county
fund,
a
gis
tree
inventory
using
industry
survey,
the
gis
inventory
can
be
easily
updated
and
it
can
be
used
to
create
a
towson
tree
master
plan
to
facilitate
increasing
towson's
urban
tree
camping.
This
could
then
become
a
great
pilot
program
for
other
urban
areas
in
the
county.
U
U
C
And
actually,
both
for
your
comments
and
an
earlier
comment,
I
know
that
I've
been
having
conversations
with
director
dave
likens.
I
don't
know
if
he
or
brady
is
on
from
the
department
of
environmental
protection
and
sustainability
on
more
tree
supports
generally,
and
I
I've
heard
from
director
steve
lafferty,
who
actually
represented
many
of
you
in
the
towson
area
as
a
delegate
who's
working.
C
I
think
on
the
specific
issues
you
mentioned,
so
I
think
I
don't
know
if
steve
or
dave,
if
either
or
both
of
you
want
to
chime
in
on
the
gis
and
this
this
issue
specifically
or
or
the
tree,
you
know
trying
to
build
out
more
tree
capacity
generally.
I'd
welcome
either
one
of
you
chiming
in
if
you'd
like.
V
So
we
are
working
on
it
and
we're
looking
forward
to
trying
to
get
as
many
street
trees.
Many
of
the
trees
that
are
taken
down
are
taken
down
by
developers
as
they
do,
as
you
said,
as
part
of
their
development
and
they're
required
to
replace
them
as
part
of
their
development.
So
we
are
working
on
it
and
director
lafferty
is
on
it
and
we
have
meetings
scheduled
in
the
next
in
the
next
week.
I
believe.
W
I
think
we
really
need
to
be
realistic
about
what
we
can
see
planted
in
towson
and
to
really
meet
the
obligations
under
the
the
county
code.
So
a
number
of
the
agencies
are
coming
together,
as,
as
mr
lykan
said
within
the
week
and
looking
for
a
formula
in
a
process
by
which
we
can
get
this,
get
the
trees
planted
and
replace
those
trees.
That
will
be.
A
X
Good
evening,
I'm
dr
lori
taylor
mitchell
and
I'm
president
of
the
student
support
network,
a
non-profit
group
assisting
students
in
poverty
in
baltimore,
county
public
schools,
councilman
marx.
I'm
asking
for
your
support
this
evening
for
full
funding
for
three
important
food
programs
to
assist
residents
county-wide
living
in
poverty.
X
The
first
summer
snap
for
children
would
help
over
50
000
children
living
in
extreme
poverty
in
baltimore
county
with
food
during
school
breaks.
The
second
increasing
the
minimum
snap
benefit
for
recipients
under
the
age
of
62
would
provide
over
7
000
residents
with
at
least
one
dollar
a
day
in
food
assistance.
X
The
third
full
funding
for
maryland
meals
for
achievement
would
provide
free
breakfast
to
over
19
000
students
in
schools
that
qualify,
but
currently
aren't
participating,
including
perry
hall
high
school,
where
nearly
800
students
or
40
percent
of
all
students
now
live
in
severe
poverty
and
where
over
400
students
live
in
extreme
poverty.
At
this
high
school
and
qualify
for
snap
about
6.7
million
dollars
would
fully
fund
these
three
programs
at
least
30
percent
of
our
high
school
students
and
28
of
our
middle
school
school
students
in
baltimore
county
suffer
from
food
insecurity.
X
A
lack
of
consistent
access
to
nutritious
food
students
experiencing
food
insecurity
are
at
a
higher
risk
of
drug
use,
making
a
suicide
plan
fighting
at
school
and
carrying
weapons
to
school.
More
food
for
these
vulnerable
families
would
also
mean
that
they
could
spend
their
precious
resources
on
other
essentials
for
their
children.
X
X
Baltimore
county
can
do
better
to
ensure
that
all
residents
have
enough
to
eat,
including
our
most
vulnerable
children
through
full
funding
of
these
food
programs,
whose
positive,
local,
economic
and
also
social
effects
extend
far
beyond
the
food
assistance
that
they
provide.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time.
B
Laurie
I
want
to
thank
you
for
all
of
your
advocacy.
I
believe
that
when
council
former
councilwoman
vicky
allman
initiated
the
pilot
program
to
look
at
food
and
security,
I
think
I
was
the
only
republican
to
support
that,
so
it's
something
I've
long
been
interested
in
and
you
will
have
my
support
for
those
initiatives.
Thank
you.
C
David's
thanks
and
praise
of
all
the
great
work
that
you've
done
out
there,
I'm
proud
of
what
you've
done.
Thank
you
for
being
such
a
great
partner
in
being
one
of
those
distribution
hubs
to
get
those
18
million
meals
out.
We
couldn't
have
done
that
without
you,
we
are
taking
the
issues
of
food
insecurity,
real.
C
Very
seriously
they're
real
and
so
whether
it's
a
pilot
food
shuttle
in
turner
station
to
to
connect
people
to
grocery
stores
or
hiring
ashley
wallington,
our
first
feuds
food
security
coordinator.
We
we
want
to
keep
working
with
you
and
the
council
to
do
even
more
in
this
front.
I
know
elizabeth
sachs
has
been
helping
to
lead
and
coordinate
a
lot
of
that.
I
believe
she's
on.
If
she
wanted
to
add
anything
else
tonight,.
Y
Sure,
thank
you,
mr
county
executive
and
laura.
Thank
you.
As
you
know,
especially
during
the
pandemic.
We
have
all
worked
so
closely,
including
with
the
school
system,
to
make
sure
we
there
were
no
disruptions
in
food.
That's
already
provided,
but
certainly
agree
that
we
we
can
and
we
will
do
more.
I
know
two
of
the
programs
you
mentioned
are
actually
currently
pending
in
annapolis
and
we
are
monitoring
that
very
closely
particularly
the
summer
snap
to
see
if
it
is
indeed
expanded
and
then
how
that
might
affect
what
we
can
do
at
the
county
level.
Y
A
A
AA
Z
Thank
you.
Yes,
I'm
mario
bourdi,
I'm
the
president
of
the
citizens
to
preserve
perry
hall,
manor
improvement
association,
I'm
attending
the
the
district
five
meeting
tonight
to
address
an
extension
of
public
sewer
and
the
environmental
impacts
to
our
123
homeowners,
who
all
have
private
wells
and
septic
systems.
Before
I
get
into
the
specifics.
I'd
really
like
to
first
thank
councilman
dave
marks
for
his
continued
support.
With
this
initiative.
Z
He's
he's
went
above
and
beyond.
You
know
what
I
was
originally
hoping
for.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time,
david.
Additionally,
I'd
like
to
thank
state
senator
kathy
klosmer
who's,
not
on
the
call,
but
I'm
really
thankful
for
her
efforts
in
trying
to
find
potential
funding
for
this
project.
Our
community
is
very
thankful
for
their
support.
Z
So
what's
at
stake,
our
residents
and
board
members
alike
are
requesting
any
type
of
grant
funding
from
the
county
state
or
federal
sources
to
to
minimize
our
financial
burden.
There's
a
substantial
cost
to
this
extension,
approximately
forty
five
thousand
per
house,
which
was
which
does
not
include
plumbing
sewer,
main
hookups,
disconnects
abandonments
or
any
of
that
of
the
the
current
septic
system.
Z
Now,
where
this
is
an
impact,
is
there
are
many
individuals
in
our
community
who
are
on
fixed
incomes,
so
bringing
through
a
system
with
the
costs
that
we've
been
proposed
are
are
quite
considerable.
So
this
is
a.
This
is
a
very
dire
situation
that
I'm
thankful
that
baltimore
county
is
willing
to
work
with
us
on,
and
we
want
this
health
issue
to
be
resolved
where
it
has
minimal
impacts
on
not
only
the
economic
condition
of
our
community,
but
also
the
environmental
impacts
on
the
chesapeake
bay
watershed.
Z
C
Thanks,
mario
and
I
know
there
was
quite
a
bit
of
feedback
about
this
when
we
had
our
town
halls
on
some
of
the
arp
work.
I
want
to
just
let
you
and
your
community
members
know
that
we
are
both
very
much
looking
at
a
credit
program
and
the
potential
of
starting
one
up,
not
just
for
perry
hall
community
in
this
project
but
county-wide.
C
B
A
AB
J
AB
W
AB
AB
I
know
honeygo
and
cross
has
come
up.
I
had
that
on
my
list,
so
I
think
that's
been
discussed
quite
a
bit,
but
you
know
again
related
to
the
traffic
light
just
up
the
road
near
baylor
road.
I
was
kind
of
curious
why
that
is
there
when
really
there's
no
traffic
yet,
but
the
crossroads
traffic
has
been
around
for
quite
a
bit.
AB
You
know
drivers
are
running
late,
speeding,
drag
racing,
reckless
driving,
aggressive
distracted
under
the
influence
at
you
know,
rates
that
don't
seem
like
we've
had
before
hit
run.
Crashes
are
rampant
due
to
various.
You
know,
I
guess
issues
unlicensed
unregistered,
uninsured,
undocumented,
open
warrants
and
so
forth.
So
with.
AB
Towards
the
end,
I
wanted
to
address
quickly
crime.
You
know
anywhere
from
petty
crime
to
violent
crime.
That's
all
great
great
concern.
I
do
fully
support
police
and
police
efforts.
I
think
that
identifying
you
know
reasons
for
the,
for
these
traffic
issues
is
warranted
and
more
money
should
be
budgeted
to
address
these
traffic
crime
concerns.
C
N
J
I'll
go
first,
mr
county
exit
before
we
just
so
that
you're
aware
we
most
recently
did
a
strategic
highway
safety
plan
as
it
relates
to
the
traffic
in
baltimore
county
and
from
a
safety
perspective.
Looking
at
how
we
can
put
some
measures
in
place
to
mitigate
some
of
the
accidents
that
we
have
on
the
road
and
we're
working
actively
with
the
state
to
look
at
those
intersections
that
have
real
safety
issues.
Our
highway
safety
plan
gives
us
a
five
year.
Look.
J
It
allows
us
to
look
at
data
associated
with
what's
going
on
on
the
roads
and
that
that's
a
a
partnership
that
we
not
only
have
in
department
of
transportation,
public
works
and
transportation,
but
we
work
collaboratively
with
the
police
department
as
it
relates
to
that.
So
we're
going
to
start
to
use
data
to
look
at
what
we
can
do
to
improve
the
roads
in
baltimore
county.
That
was
a
new
initiative
that
was
introduced
a
few
months
ago
by
the
county
executive
and,
as
you
know,
we
most
recently
added
transportation
to
our
portfolio.
J
N
Thanks
director,
walker
and
just
to
add
a
couple
of
comments,
obviously
we
work
very
closely
with
director
walker
and
her
team
as
it
pertains
to
traffic
safety
and
in
just
a
moment,
I'm
actually
going
to
turn
it
over
to
colonel
conger.
I
know
that
he
has
his
entire
chain
to
the
precinct
commander
on
to
be
able
to
discuss
things
like
our
precinct.
Traffic
teams,
which
are
very
focused
on
specific
traffic,
concerns
a
lot
of
the
complaints
which
are
driven
through
the
community,
whether
it's
with
our
traffic
enforcement,
our
deployment
as
it
pertains
to
crime.
N
We
really
focus
on
what
the
data
shows
us
that
way.
We
continue
to
adjust
our
deployment,
and
I
know
one
of
before
I
turned
it
over
to
my
team.
I
know
one
of
the
things
that
you
commented
on
was
in
reference
to.
I
know
you
referred
to
it
as
petty
crime,
but
but
property
crime,
and
things
like
that
and
one
of
the
things
that
we're
very
focused
on
right
now,
of
course,
we're
always
focused
on
the
violence.
N
Again.
What
we
see
is
that,
while
violent
crime
is,
of
course,
tremendously
impactful,
many
more
people
personally
are
impacted
by
property
crime,
and
so
we
can't
focus
on
one
at
the
exclusion
of
the
other
and
colonel
conger
and
his
team
are
very,
very
focused
on
both
and
again,
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
looking
at
where
the
data
takes
us
colonel.
Do
you
or
anyone
on
your
team
have
anything
to
add.
AC
Yeah
chief,
thank
you
very
much
I'll.
Take
that
certainly
the
locations
that
you've
shared
with
us,
those
are
on
our
list
like
we
have
to
obviously
allocate
our
resources
across
the
county
to
the
different
challenges.
The
different
areas
as
the
chief
was
describing,
and
you
know
I
know
that
a
lot
of
folks
look
at
the
police
and
they
look
and
they
think
about
you,
know
crime
and
they
think
about.
AC
You,
know
criminal
cases
and
I'll
be
the
first
to
tell
you
you
know:
traffic
safety
is
also
public
safety,
so
that
that
is
not
lost
on
us
in
in
any
way
shape
or
form.
I
used
to
be
the
precinct
commander
at
white
marsh
as,
as
you
know,
and
I
have
a
lot
of
confidence
in
captain
batten
over
there.
Her
folks
pay
great
attention
to
each
of
those
areas.
The
precinct
traffic
team
is
a
resource.
AC
A
AD
AD
Over
the
last
seven
years,
towson
has
added
over
5
000
residents
to
our
downtown
area
and
we've
opened
over
five
new
large
restaurants
and
bars.
Also
a
400
million
dollar
project
towels
in
row,
which
we
were
all
very,
very
grateful
for
so
each
month
we're
seeing
thousands
of
additional
new
people
coming
into
our
community.
AD
AD
AD
AD
We
need
to
continue
to
have
the
best
of
the
best
like
we've
always
had,
and
we're
also
grateful
for
the
state's
attorney's
office
that
holds
people
accountable
when
they
break
the
law.
Here
I
wanted
to
end
by
adding
that
we
have
recently
written
a
grant
from
this
to
the
state
for
adding
cameras
in
our
community
cameras.
AD
B
C
A
AE
Good
evening,
county,
executive
and
councilman
marks,
I
just
want
to
say
I
know
that
your
administration
is
committed
to
investing
in
communities
and
I
thank
you
for
your
generous
support
of
historic
east
towson.
I'm
especially
excited
about
the
75
million
dollars
of
in-state
and
local
funding
for
parks
and
recreational
spaces.
You
mentioned,
as
you
may
or
may
not
be
aware.
Myself
and
many
concerned,
citizens
and
organizations
have
put
together
a
research
paper
on
the
possibility
of
a
trail
that
extends
from
history.
AE
We
see
it
as
a
fantastic
opportunity
to
increase
tourism
for
towson
and
for
hampton
we
see
it
as
a
fantastic
learning
opportunity
for
every
imaginal
imaginable
level
of
education
and
also
the
environment,
and
I'm
hoping
that
you
will
consider
the
trail
in
your
2023
budget.
We
actually
had
the
occasion
to
meet
with
the
east
coast,
greenway
alliance
and
learned
that
there's
actually
quite
a
need
in
this
part
of
towson.
AE
A
AF
I'm
the
president
of
greater
kingsville
civic
association
and
our
issue
tonight
that
we'd
like
to
bring
before
you
is
the
land
swap
on
raphael.
Road
near
I-95
and
the
state
of
maryland
and
baltimore
county
have
been
in
talks
for
well
over
two
years
or
a
land,
swap
there
there's
three
properties
the
what
first
one
is
the
former
schmidt
property
that
is
adjacent
to
95
and
then
the
old
golf
course
and
then
the
rakowski
property
is
the
last
one,
further
up
raphael
road.
AF
C
Thank
thank
you
so
much
and
I
I
was
actually
brought
in
on
this
conversation.
Just
a
few
months
ago,
with
now
director,
I
mean
secretary
jim
ports
of
the
maryland
department
of
transportation,
and
I
know
it's
something
he's
been
working
on
with
director,
roslyn,
johnson
and
some
other
folks
on
our
team.
C
So
I
believe
those
conversations
are
ongoing
and
we
have
made
some
significant
progress
in
those
conversations
and
discussions,
so
we're
committed
to
making
sure
that
you
know
we
can
proceed,
but
we
want
to
just
make
sure
it's
fair
and
equitable
for
the
county.
So
director
johnson,
I
don't
know
if
you
or
your
team
have
anything
you
wanted
to
add
from
a
reckon
parks
perspective
on
this
one.
AG
Absolutely
sure
thank
you,
mr
county
executive.
Yes,
I
know
it
appears
that
we've
just
been
in
talks
and
you
haven't
seen
anything
happening,
we're
doing
work
behind
the
scenes,
as
the
county
executive
mentioned,
think
we
are
thankful
to
our
partners
at
dpw
and
t
acting
director.
Walker
and
her
team
have
done
a
traffic
study
as
the
county
executive
mentioned.
We
want
to
make
sure
it's
not
the
swap
that
keeps
on
giving
to
the
taxpayers
and
it
costs
more
money.
AG
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
swap
is
actually
a
fair
and
equitable
swap
and
be
insured
the
cost
that
will
that
will
have
to
be
incurred
by
county
taxpayers
in
order
to
improve
that
property.
I'm
sure
you're,
aware
the
property
that
the
county
owns
is
significantly
flatter
and
kind
of
in
much
much
better
shape
for
the
fields.
So
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
making
smart
decisions
and
getting
the
best
deal
for
everyone
in
the
county.
B
Yeah
pat,
as
you
know,
I've
actually
been
pushing
for
this
for
eight
years
and
it
wasn't
until
this
administration
that
we
got
some
traction.
So
I
do
want
to
thank
the
county,
executive
and
his
team.
I
am
100
in
support
of
this
swap
and
hope
we
can
conclude
it
efficiently.
So
thank
you
for
testifying.
U
AF
A
T
T
Before
I
address
my
two
items
for
budget
consideration,
I
want
to
recommend
all
budget
suggestions
submitted
by
the
public
be
posted
on
the
county
website.
Our
virtual
testimony
this
evening
will
be
available
on
the
web
as
part
of
the
public
record.
Written
suggestions
should
also
be
part
of
the
public
record.
The
county
council
posted
written
redistricting
testimony
online,
so
I
think
posting
budget
testimony
can
be
done
easily.
T
C
Thanks
peter,
and
we
again,
we
appreciate
all
your
service
helping
us
to
try
to
be
better
and
do
better.
I
think
elizabeth
sacks
has
been
working
with
you
on
some
of
the
website
issues.
I
don't
know
if
she
had
anything
she
wanted
to
add
tonight,
but
just
again,
thank
you
for
the
feedback.
As
always.
Y
A
AH
Good
evening,
thanks
everybody,
we
all
agree
that
david
marks
has
been
serving
us
very
well,
and
we
really
appreciate
his
support.
I'm
the
fifth
time,
president
of
towson
estates
association-
and
I
was
calling
my
this-
is
my
first
time
doing
a
request.
But
we
were
looking
for
somebody
to
help
us
become
a
historic
designation,
a
neighborhood,
but
somebody
retired
from
the
county
a
couple
of
years
ago
and
they've
never
replaced
them
and
we
went
through
a
lot
of
work
and
nothing
ever
happened.
AH
AH
In
case
trees,
if
if
there
was
some
volunteer
work
for
that,
and-
and
we
were
also
wanting
to
know-
if
there's
an
arborist
on
the
county's
payroll-
because
if
if
we
had
some
an
arborist,
come
through
the
neighborhood
and
make
recommendations
on
maintenance,
upkeep
suggestions,
drainage,
anything
like
that,
that
would
help
our
our
trees,
survive
and
and
put
in
new
trees
and
then
present
their
findings
to
the
neighbors.
And
they
could
ask
questions.
AH
So
we
could,
you
know,
make
it
a
better
case
for
us
and
and
preserve
what
we
have,
and
so
the
historic
designation,
trees,
arborists
and
also
the
island
right
at
the
corner
of
joplin
goucher.
There's
a
space
of
county
land.
That's
just
filled
up
with
downed
trees,
and
we
always
try
to
clean
it
up.
But
there's
big
fallen
trees
there
that
look
really
bad
and
we
were
wondering
if
the
the
county
chippers
go
by
and
we
never.
AH
They
could
probably
make
a
job
of
it
in
an
hour
cleaning
up
that
area
and
it's
kind
of
like
the
gateway
into
downtown
from
the
east
side.
So
if
some
some
attention
could
be
given
to
that,
we
would
appreciate
we
could
we
could
use
the
chips.
So
that's
that's
another
thought,
so
that's
it.
I
appreciate
your
time.
Yeah.
C
Phil
thanks
and
welcome
to
the
the
town
hall
process.
We
really
appreciate
your
input
tonight,
I'm
going
to
let
director
lafferty
of
planning
sort
of
weigh
in
on
the
designation
piece,
and
I
know
that
we
do
have
an
arborist.
I
think
it's
in
dpwt
and
then
also
director
likens,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
in
we're
we're
actually
having
conversations
about
growing
our
forestry
efforts
and
and
we
do
have
trees
available,
etc.
C
W
W
V
Mr
dorothy
dave
likens
from
the
department
of
environmental
protection
and
sustainability
thanks
as
the
county
executive
said.
Yes,
we
have
trees,
we'll
be
more
than
happy
to
come
out
and
talk
to
you
and
talk
to
your
neighborhood,
my
forest
management
section
if
the
fifth
district
coordinator,
if
you've,
left
your
name
and
number
with
them.
If
they
contact
me
and
give
me
your
information
I'll,
have
my
forest
management
section
contact
you
and
you
can
direct
us
to
the
right
places
to
go,
show
us
where
we
need
trees.
V
AH
AI
AI
My
name
is
ramis,
but
I'm
a
resident
of
baltimore
county
district,
five,
I'm
representing
non-profit,
called
sati,
baltimore
and
also
nepali
american
community
of
baltimore
county
and
speaking
as
a
resident
of
the
county,
I'm
here
to
speak
for
the
establishment
of
of
a
cricket
field
in
baltimore
county,
while
baltimore
county
has
hundreds
of
parks,
recreation,
centers
and
facilities
that
host
thousands
of
sports
programs
across
baltimore
county
throughout
the
year.
It
is
a
sad
fact
that
there
is
not
a
single
proper
cricket
ground
in
baltimore.
AI
AI
So
we
we
hope
the
land
swap
deal
happens
soon
at
the
meantime,
for
a
temporary
solution,
there
is
a
field
in
one
two,
three,
four
zero
dulani
valley,
road,
phoenix
maryland
two
one,
one
three
one
where
we
could
use
the
ground
as
a
temporary
field.
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone,
including
david
max,
the
county
executive,
for
all
the
support
that
they
have
given
to
this
project,
and
I
would
like
to
thank
and
hope
will
have
a
cricket
ground
soon.
Thank
you.
So
much.
B
C
C
Really
appreciate
your
advocacy,
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
and
others
to
make
this
a
reality.
I
know
it's
a
priority.
My
senior
advisor
sam
o'neill's
in
part
of
these
conversations,
I
believe
with
you
and
others.
I
know
director
johnson
is
aware
of
our
desire
to
do
this
so
looking
forward
to
partnering
with
you
to
make
it
a
reality.
AI
A
AA
I'm
david
marks
and
everyone
presented
this
budget
town
hall.
Thank
you
for
hosting
this
budget
town
hall
to
listen
the
voice
of
residents
of
baltimore
county.
My
name
is
raju
parajuli.
I
am
a
president
of
the
non-residence
nepalese
in
america
maryland
chapter.
I
live
in
district
district
5
as
a
representative
of
the
nepali
american
community
and
the
residents
of
the
baltimore
county.
I
I
would
like
to
highlight
the
need
of
the
cricket
field
in
a
baltimore
county.
AA
A
AJ
Hi
good
evening,
thank
you
all
so
much
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
can't
thank
enough
council
council,
executive,
oshevsky
and
councilman
david
marks
on
your
continued
support
for
everything
associated
with
radar
park
and
towson,
and
all
the
green
space
and
green
initiatives
you
have
been
supporting.
AJ
I
once
again
would
like
to
continue
to
advocate
for
the
development
of
green
belts
throughout
baltimore
county
distinctly
the
corridors
throughout
baltimore
county
which
link
baltimore
city
and
further
out
into
the
extents
of
the
county.
These
develop
lots
of
community
initiatives
that
link
communities
to
each
other
and
also
businesses
where
communities
can
participate.
AJ
Baltimore
county
needs
to
continue
to
address
its
environmental
sustainability
in
towson,
as
it
continues
to
grow
and
increase
in
population,
and
I'd
like
to
continue
to
encourage
the
county
to
develop
walkable
communities.
Safe
bicycle
lanes
throughout
including
the
six
bridge
trail
to
continue
to
advance
the
tree
canopy
throughout
the
county
to
commit
funds
to
the
county
budget
to
the
underfunded
county.
AJ
Land
preservation
program
create
usable,
open
space
accessible
to
every
citizen
within
the
county,
address
stream
restoration
projects
to
ensure
they
remain
effective
and
to
point
again
to
the
idea
of
enhancing
the
forests
throughout
the
county,
in
that
there
are
not
just
large
daily
trees,
but
also
the
removing
of
the
invasive
non-native
vines
and
again.
I
would
like
to
continue
to
address
that
need
for
the
usable
green
belt,
specifically
the
six
bridge
trail
project,
hopefully
linking
to
east
towson
and
cromwell
valley
park,
and
also
the
jones
falls
trails
to
the
ncr.
AJ
T
E
C
And
we
are
excited,
I
know
we
both
councilman-
and
I
mentioned
at
the
top-
we're
excited
that
we
had
the
the
open
space
acquisitions
that
will
allow
us
to
move
forward
in
the
year
ahead
with
the
six
bridges
finalizing
that.
Finally,
so
we're
very
excited
and
one
of
the
first
things
david,
you
and
I
walked
together
councilman,
I
believe,
as
soon
as
I
was
right,
you
started
this
term.
A
E
E
A
lot
of
things
have
been
brought
up
of
crossings
in
carney
and
parkville
and
perry
hall.
You
know,
asphalting
roads
are
one
piece,
but
we
need
to
look
at
the
larger
strategic
infrastructure
for
our
county.
Thirdly,
education.
Absolutely
I
mean
most
of
us
here
on
the
call
have
been
baltimore
county,
public
educated
and
grown
and
we're
here
because
we
love
our
county.
So
I've
made
comments
throughout
the
chat.
I'd
like
those
to
go
on
the
public
record,
but
also
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
here
for
taking
the
time.
A
A
AK
We
are
okay,
yes,
we
can
so.
My
family
has
lived
in
perry
hall
for
20
years.
We
have
two
boys
aged
12
and
15..
I
know
many
others
have
mentioned
the
intersection
at
honeygoing
cross.
So
I'll
be
brief,
but
I
wanted
to
just
share
my
view
and
also
share
my
support
for
a
crosswalk
and
a
traffic
light
at
this
intersection.
AK
My
family
uses
this
intersection
many
times
every
day
is
incredibly
dangerous
location,
I'm
a
mom
with
kids
who
want
to
ride
and
walk
bikes
across
to
the
park
to
go
to
angel
park
to
visit
friends,
and
I
can't
let
them
cross
honeygo
boulevard
in
good,
conscious,
there's
no
place
safely
to
get
across
there.
I'm
a
driver
who
fears
having
an
accident
every
time
I
have
to
cross
this
six-lane
road,
I'm
a
runner
who
fears
being
hit
by
a
car
anytime.
AK
AK
It
didn't
seem
scientific
to
me
at
all,
yet
the
new
shopping
center
will
get
a
light
immediately,
which
is
more
frustrating
given
how
many
accidents
we've
seen
in
the
years
that
I've
lived
here,
it
seems
given
the
extraordinary
extraordinary
number
of
accidents
that
the
county
is
well
overdue
for
a
light
and
crosswalk
for
the
safety
of
our
drivers,
pedestrians
and
our
community.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
C
C
AL
Hi,
can
you
hear
me
we
can
okay.
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
david
marks
because
he's
been
a
big
proponent
of
perry
hall
I
can
tell
his
support
and
compassion
is
genuine.
He
graduated
from
perry
hall
high
school.
I
want
to
share
some
personal
personal
testimony
because
angie
referenced
earlier
that
there
have
been
some
accidents
at
crossroad
and
perry.
Excuse
me
crossroad
and
honeygo
boulevard.
A
bge
truck
hit
my
house
in
2015..
AL
I
know
david
remembers
that
okay,
so
this
is
very
personal
to
me.
I
witnessed
a
car
crash
into
my
neighbor's
house.
Excuse
me
neighbors
fence
and
take
out
their
fence
and
land
in
their
backyard.
We
we
have
children,
okay,
so
we're
right
here
at
the
intersection
of
crossroad
and
honeygo
boulevard.
So
it's
very
personal
to
us.
I've
heard
people
say
tonight
that
they're
going
to
address
this
incident
by
lighting
issues
and
studies.
AL
I've
heard
that
for
seven
years
david
you
know
that
I
know
that
the
baltimore
county
engineers
have
said
the
studies
have
not
warranted
any
type
of
action
at
this
intersection
and
my
my
house
was
hit
at
7
40
a.m.
In
the
morning
we
were
getting
our
kids
ready
for
school.
I
had
four
kids,
my
wife
was
in
the
basement.
Fortunately,
no
one
was
injured.
My
neighbor's
fence
was
destroyed
during
the
afternoon
lighting
issues.
Weren't
a
problem
speed
is
the
problem.
I've
had
cops.
Tell
me
people
speed,
okay,
so
I
go
out
there.
AL
We
know
that
the
sounds.
I
hear
the
accent
so
frequently
that
when
we
hear
that
bang
we
go
outside,
I
go
outside
the
cops
know
me
they
recognize
me
and
they
shake
their
head
and
they
say
mr
butts
we're
here
again.
There's
another
accident
at
honeygo
and
cross.
We
can't
do
anything
about
the
county
has
to
do
something
about
it.
The
board
of
engineers
they've
done
nothing
for
seven
years.
Mr
wareheim
has
videos
of
the
not
lighting
issues
the
speeding
issues
that
take
place
at
this
intersection
and
the
consistent
accidents.
AL
So
it's
very
disheartening
to
me
that
nothing
has
been
done.
The
new
shopping
center,
that's
going
off
on
the
corner
of
honeygo
and
bel
air
is
going
to
create
more
congestion,
and
it's
very
disheartening
to
me.
I
love
my
neighbors
like
so
I
got
three
kids
to
go
to
perry
hall
high
school,
we're
a
tight-knit
community,
but
there
is
a
very
definite
problem
that
exists
at
this
intersection
of
honeygo
boulevard
and
crossroads,
and
you
know
david,
I'm
the
only
you're,
the
only
one
that
I
know
I
appeal
to
you.
AL
It's
only
going
to
get
worse,
so
I
share
with
you
some
of
my
personal
testimony
and
again
someone
addressed
earlier
about
there's
already
a
light
approved
further
down
honeygo
boulevard
in
between
cross
and
bel
air.
How
did
they
get
that
approval?
No
one's
answered
that,
but
it's
not
a
lighting
issue.
Okay,
I'm
sorry,
miss
walker!
It's
not
a
lighting
issue,
don't
mean
to
call
you
out,
but
I'm
going
to
say
this
because
I
don't
know
how
much
more
I'm
going
to
be
on
these
calls.
I'm
done!
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
your
time.
C
Yeah
mr
butts
you're
welcome
on
these
calls,
as
often
as
we
have
them.
I
I
assure
you-
and
I
will
let
you
know
that
it
was
just
recently
the
councilman
marks
brought
it
to
my
attention
that
this
was
a
community
issue.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
members
who
come
out
to
raise
the
concerns
there.
I
I
we
we
hear
you.
I
know
director
walker
hears
you,
I
hear
you.
C
I
know
the
councilman
has
heard
all
of
you,
so
I
assure
you
we
will
be
going
back
and
looking
at
all
all
of
the
options
as
we
sort
of
proceed
with
this
budget
process.
That's
that's
the
entire
point
of
having
these
town
halls,
and
so
if
there
are
solutions
to
be
had,
we
want
to
find
them,
and
I
assure
you
we
will
work
with
the
councilman,
the
department
and
the
community
to
try
to
figure
out
a
path
forward
that
everyone
can
get
behind
and
support.
B
Doing
I
have
your
back,
I'm
doing
all
I
can.
You
know,
we've
done
a
lot
of
things
right
in
honeygo,
the
parks,
the
quality
of
the
development,
the
construction
of
honeygo
boulevard
is
something
that
was
not
done
well,
that
shopping
center.
That
area
was
zoned
for
commercial
development.
Before
I
was
elected,
we've
tried
to
make
some
changes,
but
I
am
100
percent
behind
you
in
trying
to
get
a
strong,
robust
solution
at
that
intersection,
and
I
support
a
light
or
a
circle.
So
thank
you
very
much.
I'm.
AM
Good
evening,
county
executive
olsen
councilman
marks
first
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
your
support
and
funding
for
the
most
needed
schools
in
the
northeast
area
that
are
currently
being
built
with
continued
build
up
in
the
area.
The
needs
for
schools,
infrastructure
and
services
will
only
continue
to
rise
to
tonight's
topic.
I'd
like
to
bring
to
your
attention
the
fact
that
there's
not
a
single
indoor,
swimming
pool
or
facility
operated
by
baltimore
county.
AM
Currently,
there
are
eight
outdoors
county
swimming
pools,
serving
855
000
constituents
or
about
1
per
107
000,
there's,
definitely
a
need
for
a
large
indoor
swimming
facility
in
the
county.
Many
of
our
joining
counties
have
public
indoor
swimming
pools,
such
as
prince
george's,
anne
arundel
and
montgomery.
AM
I've
been
to
several
of
these
indoor
pools
and
I
can
say
that
they
are
very
well
utilized
at
any
given
time.
There
are
three
to
four
swim
clubs:
training.
There
are
swim
lessons
taking
place,
there's
scuba
training,
there's
swim
competition
and
more
so,
I
would
like
to
ask
the
county
executive
to
fund
the
new
indoor
swimming
pool
in
the
white
marsh
middle
river
area,
similar
to
the
olympic
swim
center.
AM
In
annapolis,
where
I
currently
have
to
take
my
students
for
training
as
there
isn't
a
facility
in
the
county
to
do
that,
it
will
generate
jobs
and
opportunities
for
the
people
that
call
northeast
baltimore
county
their
home.
Furthermore,
it
doesn't
require
a
whole
lot
of
space,
I'm
certain
that
it
will
be
a
welcomed
addition
to
the
area
with
proper
indoor
facility.
The
county
can
offer
training
space
for
many
sports,
there's
ample
land
available
around
highway,
43
with
good
road
connection
to
north
and
south
and
and
west
on
43.
AM
A
AN
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity,
like
many
of
many
people
before
me
have
said,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
the
need
to
have
a
traffic
light
or
circle
at
the
junction
of
crossroad
and
honeygo
boulevard.
I
live
in
bishop's
meadow
community,
it's
right
at
the
junction
of
those
two
roads
and
we
are
a
community
of
50
homes,
and
many
of
us
have
actually
have
to
use
that
junction
on
a
daily
basis.
AN
My
wife
goes
to
work
using
that
junction
every
single
day
and
and
as
many
of
people
before
said,
and
as
mr
tom
said,
speeding
is
the
major
concern,
that's
causing
those
fatal
accidents
and
resulting
in
all
these
issues.
So
I
think
it's
a
very
important
that
we
should
get
a
traffic
light
or
circle
there
and
we
should
try
to
save
some
lives
in
the
future.
A
AO
Hey
hi,
I
want
to
say
thanks
to
david
marks
and
our
county
executive,
for
having
this
meeting
and
taking
so
long
to
get
through
all
of
our
testimonies,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
perry,
hall,
improvement
association
as
well
as
gun
view,
farms,
homeowner
association,
and
I'm
just
reiterating
all
the
comments
that
have
already
been
been
made
about
a
traffic,
not
a
traffic,
a
traffic
light
or
circle
across
and
honey
go.
We
feel
that
a
traffic
light
would
be
better
rather
than
just
having
a
slight
slowdown
of
a
circle.
AO
We've
heard
of
other
circles
where
people
don't
realize
they're
there
or
they
just
speed
through
it
right
through
the
center
of
it
having
accidents.
This
particular
area
really
needs
a
traffic
light,
a
four-way
light,
a
crosswalk
left-hand
turn
signals,
and
preferably
the
ability
to
program
this.
Somehow
that
going
in
all
directions
would
be
a
red
light
for
several
minutes
to
allow
the
stray
people
like
the
runners
and
the
parents
with
their
children
that
extra
10
seconds
to
finish
crossing
that
large
expansive
road.
AO
A
B
Well,
thank
you
all
for
testifying
tonight
we
have
a
extremely
engaged
district
from
towson
to
kingsville.
I
have
been
privileged
to
represent
some
of
the
most
thoughtful
active
participatory
neighborhood
associations
in
baltimore
county.
I
value
every
one
of
you,
I'm
proud
of
the
progress
we've
made
over
the
past
four
years.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
county
executive
and
his
team
for
their
partnership
during
difficult
times.
We've
made
a
substantial
number
of
improvements
and
that
type
of
bipartisan
work
is
so
critical
to
advancing
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
B
Everyone
who
testified
tonight,
I
think,
gave
very
thoughtful
constructive
ideas.
Certainly
some
really
there
were.
There
were
certainly
clusters
of
ideas
that
resonated
among
many
people,
and
I
pledged
to
you
to
continue
to
work
with
the
county
executive
and
his
staff
to
do
our
best
to
take
those
ideas
and
translate
them
into
solutions.