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St. Mary’s County resident urges officials to pass budget, says he opposes shutdown
Summary
A St. Mary’s County resident used public comment to urge elected officials to pass a budget and voiced opposition to a government shutdown, while sharing personal anecdotes about a local Oyster Festival and his marriage.
A resident delivering public comment at a St. Mary’s County meeting urged elected officials to approve a budget and said he opposed a shutdown, arguing that passing a budget each year is a core responsibility of government.
The resident said, “I am opposed to the shutdown. This is crazy. We here in our government are responsible to put a our main thing is to put a budget together every year and pass it and move on.” He added that officials should “open up your eyes and say, let's continue this and fight this other, issue later on.”
The speaker also recounted participating at a local Oyster Festival and noted personal news, telling the meeting he had celebrated 35 years of marriage on Oct. 20. Those remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting; no formal motion or vote on a budget or related item was recorded in the transcript.
The comment framed the shutdown as an immediate local concern but did not include details about which level of government the speaker referenced or any proposed local actions. No staff direction or formal council action on the topic appears in the transcript.
