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County hears MACo briefing; council flags education funding, solar preemption and highway user funds
Summary
Representatives of the Maryland Association of Counties briefed Dorchester County Council on state legislative developments. Council members raised concerns about the Kirwan/Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education funding, solar preemption, percentage of undevelopable land, highway user funds, support for volunteer fire companies, juvenile services and jury duty recruitment and retention.
Johnny Olszewski, President of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo), and MACo Executive Director Michael Sanderson presented an overview of legislative updates at the June 4 Dorchester County Council meeting.
Council members asked questions and expressed concerns about several state policy topics covered in the presentation, including the Kirwan/Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education funding, potential preemption related to solar energy siting, the treatment of undevelopable land in state formulas, highway user funds, funding and support for volunteer fire companies, juvenile services, and challenges related to jury duty recruitment and retention.
The presentation provided council members an overview of pending state priorities and prompted a brief council discussion; no formal action or vote on MACo recommendations is recorded in the minutes for this meeting.
