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Council rejects bill to require public meetings for environmental waiver decisions
Summary
Council Bill 27-20-25, which would have required directors to meet in public to consider environmental waiver petitions, failed after a lengthy debate over transparency versus administrative flexibility.
The Howard County Council voted down Council Bill 27-20-25, a proposal that would have required directors and administrators to hold public meetings that comply with the Open Meetings Act when considering certain environmental waiver petitions.
Sponsor Councilmember Liz Walsh argued the current waiver process lacks transparency and that the change would give residents advance notice of waiver meetings and make agendas and minutes publicly available at least 10 days before meetings. Walsh cited examples in the…
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