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Harford County executive touts fiscal restraint, public-safety investments and new infrastructure in 2026 address
Summary
County Executive Bob Casley framed fiscal restraint as his priority, touted retained bond ratings and awards, announced a volunteer firefighter cancer-screening program and a Woodley Road construction timeline, and outlined education and transit investments.
County Executive Bob Casley delivered Harford County’s 2026 State of the County and legislative address, foregrounding fiscal restraint, public safety and targeted infrastructure projects.
Casley said his administration chose efficiencies over tax increases after inheriting what he described as a large structural deficit early in his term, and credited county officials for retaining the county’s bond rating and winning awards for budgetary transparency. “Always do right,” Casley said, invoking a sign from his father that he described as his guiding principle.
Why it matters: Casley framed the next year’s budget around public safety and education and signaled resistance to higher taxes to fund outside-entity spending requests. He also announced several operational and capital initiatives that could…
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