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Annapolis mayor asks state for infrastructure and housing support, previews CityDock disruption
Summary
New Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann outlined a hundred-day agenda that emphasizes staffing, permitting reforms to speed moderate-sized housing, a moratorium proposal on new short-term rentals, and state funding requests including $5 million for electrical wiring under East Street and $1 million for two medic units.
Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann used a Jan. 16 delegation appearance to describe early priorities for his administration and to request state assistance on several projects.
Littmann said his first-100-day work focused on internal roundtables with city staff, a search for a long-term city manager and a series of town halls that will include department directors. He said staff-led roundtables aim to surface operational improvements before public-facing outreach.
Littmann outlined the CityDock project as a major multi-year construction effort that will remove parking, disrupt downtown traffic and likely require additional funding; he estimated the first phase will take at least a year, with the full project closer to two years.
On housing and permitting, Littmann asked delegates to look for ways to speed approvals for moderate-sized housing and said the city is considering a 12-month moratorium on new short-term rental licenses (with exemptions for owner-occupied units and renewal protections for current licenses). He said easing permitting constraints could reduce costs and accelerate delivery of moderate-density units.
Littmann also presented state budget requests he asked delegates to consider: $5,000,000 for electrical wiring under East Street; $1,000,000 to fund two medic units for public-safety needs; $500,000 for low-income housing maintenance; and additional small requests for charging infrastructure and hazard-mitigation work. He summarized the package in the transcript as a total of "6,000,800 and $10,000" and invited delegates to follow up for line-item details.
During Q&A, delegates praised the mayor’s outreach and asked for follow-up on vacancy counts and potential rezoning sites; Littmann said he would provide vacancy numbers and pointed to the city comprehensive plan’s identification of mixed-use rezoning opportunities that could support grocery-plus-housing projects in areas such as Forest Drive.
Littmann closed by asking delegates to maintain partnership between city, county and state as budget decisions move forward.
