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Commissioners weigh 2026 legislative requests; approve roadside solicitation ban and MetCom technical fixes, take no action on several others
Summary
The commissioners reviewed six proposed items for the county's 2026 legislative agenda on Sept. 23 and authorized staff to pursue legislation to ban roadside solicitation in roadway medians and to support MetCom's technical code updates; the board took no action on several other proposals.
The St. Mary's County commissioners reviewed potential items for the county's 2026 legislative package on Sept. 23 and took action on several measures after staff briefings and discussions.
County attorney staff presented six proposals submitted by departments, agencies and members of the public. Commissioners approved two items for formal request to the county's delegation: an amendment to Maryland Transportation Article 21-507 to add St. Mary—ounty to the list of counties prohibiting roadside solicitation in roadway medians, and technical updates requested by the St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) to modernize chapter 113 of county code. Both were approved and staff were authorized to send letters of support to the delegation and relevant committees.
The roadside solicitation request would add St. Mary's County to a statutory list of counties where solicitation from roadway medians is prohibited. Commissioners said the intent is to reduce…
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