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County to sign letter seeking state of emergency on high local water rates; consent agenda approved including broadband and grant items
Summary
County staff presented and asked commissioners to sign a letter urging the governor to declare a state of emergency for areas facing high water rates and to request PSC and MDE action; the commission also approved a consent agenda including a USDA grant resolution, committee appointment, emergency services security work and a broadband agreement.
Administrator Bennett presented a draft letter asking the governor to declare a state of emergency for communities the county identified as experiencing exceptionally high water and utility rates (areas referenced by staff included Bel Air, Pinto, Glen Oaks and Highland Estates). The letter asks the governor to temporarily halt water shutoffs, deploy mobile water and sanitation units for short-term relief, direct the Public Service Commission to review Maryland Water Service rates…
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