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Kent County approves letter supporting Senate Bill 755 on fisheries closures

Kent County Board of Commissioners · February 24, 2026

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Summary

After hearing from a public representative, commissioners voted to approve a letter of support for Senate Bill 755, a bill that would limit certain Maryland Department of Natural Resources fisheries closure actions the speaker said hurt local tourism and fishing. The board authorized staff to finalize the support letter.

A public representative (identified in the record as an attendee speaking at the request of the board) urged commissioners to support Senate Bill 755, describing it as a bipartisan effort to constrain certain Department of Natural Resources (DNR) closures that have affected local fisheries and tourism. The speaker argued that repeated closures and regulatory changes have hurt angling and tourism in county waters and thanked Kent County for stepping forward to support the measure.

The board moved to approve the prepared letter of support for SB755; the motion passed by voice vote. Commissioners directed staff to finalize and transmit the letter. The speaker emphasized a large turnout expected at the Annapolis hearing and described broad support across regional delegations.

The letter of support will become part of the public record for the bill and is intended to communicate local economic and recreational impacts the county attributes to recent DNR actions.