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Commissioner shares community event updates and urges residents to vote ahead of July 4
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner recapped recent community events including Juneteenth and an air show, announced the Golden Beach Parade schedule, offered family milestones, and urged residents to exercise their right to vote before the July 4 holiday.
A St. Mary's County commissioner used remarks at a recent meeting to recap community events, highlight personal milestones and neighborhood activities, and urge residents to vote before the July 4 holiday.
The commissioner began by noting Juneteenth activities in the county, calling it "a great event" and saying the celebration offered a chance "to talk to people, and give them, hear their perspective on things in the county." He praised the food at the event, saying, "the jerk chicken was amazing." The commissioner said the gathering drew "a good crowd" and that seeing families together "really warms my heart."
He also described attending a recent air show with his family, saying weather and seating made for an excellent experience. The commissioner said he and his sons had conversations with the CO and XO in the CEO's chalet; he added that because the CO attended the Naval Academy and his son went to Bucknell, they "talked a little bit about some sports within the Patriot League." He described being "on the center line" for the show and called it "just fantastic."
Looking ahead, the commissioner announced local events for the coming weekend: the Golden Beach Parade "kicks off at 11," and he said he planned to attend for a short time before going to a wedding for a former youth soccer player who is "best friends with my oldest son." He also noted personal milestones—"happy 30th anniversary to my wife" and a recent birthday for his oldest son—and offered an early greeting for Independence Day, saying "happy birthday, America." He said the board "won't be here before July 4."
The commissioner closed with a civic reminder about voting. He framed it as a distinctive civic privilege, saying, "part of being a part of the, living in the greatest nation on the face of the planet, you get to go do something that a lot of other countries cannot do and is to get out there and go vote." The remarks were delivered as informal updates rather than proposals or formal actions.
The meeting record contains no formal motions or votes tied to these remarks; they were presented as constituent outreach, personal notes and a civic encouragement ahead of the holiday.
