St. Mary's County commissioner teases upcoming announcement, highlights local events

Commissioner (name not specified) said they expect to make a "fairly big announcement" within the next week or two about a topic they have worked on since being elected and used a brief remarks slot to update residents on recent local events.

The commissioner, speaking during the meeting, said, "I'm hoping in the next week or two to make a fairly big announcement on something that I've been working on as commissioner since I was elected, and I do believe we are right on the brink of of seeing that happen." No further details or dates for that announcement were given during the remarks.

The commissioner also reviewed recent community activities, saying the "taste" event at the county air park went well and noting the air park provides a central venue that eases competition between vendors and downtown businesses. The remarks called the location "a great central location" and said it was good for vendors to be there instead of on the square.

Among other updates, the commissioner said a public meeting would be held that evening at 06:30 and that they would take a base tour that afternoon. They encouraged residents to support local farmers markets, mentioning the BAE farmers market and end-of-season fall produce.

The remarks included light personal observations — the commissioner said they received a "gold star" from their wife after completing household tasks while she was out of town and joked that their beard is attracting "Santa" invitations across the county. Those anecdotes were presented as informal community-facing remarks rather than policy statements.

No formal motions, votes, or policy actions were announced during these remarks.