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Local speaker urges St. Mary's County residents to testify in Annapolis, warns of rising county costs

Unidentified meeting · February 10, 2026
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An unidentified speaker at a St. Mary's County meeting urged residents to testify in Annapolis on state bills, warned that state measures (including a referenced HB176) are shifting costs onto the county, and said they will testify on bingo licensing for e-games and a Living Shoreline bill.

An unidentified speaker at a local St. Mary's County meeting urged residents to engage directly with lawmakers in Annapolis and said recent state measures are shifting costs onto the county.

The speaker said some costs are being pushed down to the county level and pointed to a recent mention of HB176 as an example: "You heard with, with, the counselor up here talking about h h b 1 76 attack the property tax 1 which put more cost onto us," the speaker said, adding that they were still "trying to figure out where our money tree is ... I haven't found the one in St.…

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