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County lobbyist reports capital wins, warns of state trend to preempt local control
Summary
Longtime Annapolis lobbyist Bruce Beriano told commissioners Washington County secured capital funding this session but flagged a trend of more state bills directing local operations and a new requirement shifting most tax-assessment office costs to counties.
Bruce Beriano, Washington County’s longtime Annapolis lobbyist, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the recent legislative session and the county’s results from the 90-day session.
Beriano said Washington County “did extremely well” obtaining state capital and budget appropriations this cycle, citing funding that will support projects including I-81 work and county agencies. He noted an allocation of $63 million tied to I-81 as particularly…
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