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Somerset council votes to allocate up to $5,000 to retain Annapolis lobbyist on state housing bills

Town of Somerset Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The council approved authorizing up to $5,000 from town funds to contract an Annapolis lobbyist to coordinate municipal responses to pending Maryland housing legislation. Councilors also discussed procurement, client/contract arrangements and regional coordination.

Somerset's Town Council voted during a special meeting to authorize the town to commit up to $5,000 to begin contracting an Annapolis lobbyist to represent municipal concerns about pending state housing legislation.

Councilor (speaker 2) proposed that Somerset lead or participate in a coordinated municipal effort to retain a lobbyist and asked the council to…

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