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Commissioner defends budget limits after heated public hearing; county schedules public hearings on animal control and golf-cart rules
Summary
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner said commissioners are aware of school funding needs but can only allocate money that exists, responding to sharply worded public comments at a Leonardtown High School budget hearing.
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner said commissioners are “very acutely aware of the needs” of the county’s schools but told residents the county can only fund priorities within the dollars it has available, responding to a public budget hearing at Leonardtown High School where several attendees sharply criticized the board.
The commissioner said, “a lot of people came out and I mean, I'm just gonna say it. I mean, basically, a lot of people came out and I mean, I'm just gonna say it. I mean, basically, a lot of people came out…
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