The following letter was received from the office of Delegate Wayne Norman: Our state is in a dire fiscal situation. That is the only way to describe our current budgetary shortfalls. The economy has hurt everyone, but the state doesn’t have a recession problem so much as a spending problem. The FY2010 budget allocated over […]
Harford Officials Call For Reality Check On Property Tax Assessments
If you don’t agree with the way the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation figured your property tax bill recently, you are not alone. In a June 26th letter to Governor Martin O’Malley, Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie says his constituents are complaining about the State’s “refusal to reevaluate real property valuations…in light of […]
Harford Republican Central Committee Seeks New Member to Replace Geppi
So, you didn’t get tapped to represent District B on the Harford County Council. Then, you were somehow passed over for that sweet superintendent spot. No worries! Here’s another opportunity to serve the public (albeit as a volunteer this time) on the Harford County Republican Central Committee. Kidding aside, central committee members are normally elected […]
Sen. Glassman Receives Legislator Of The Year Award From State Firemen
Ocean City, MD – Northern Harford County State Senator Barry Glassman (R-35) received the Senator William H. Amoss Memorial Legislative Award Tuesday at the Maryland State Firemen’s 117th Annual Convention in Ocean City. Senator Glassman, who thought he was presenting citations at the morning session, was surprised as he was introduced to the convention. The […]
2009 Harford County Delegation Outstanding Scholar Dinner
The 2009 Harford County Delegation Outstanding Scholar Dinner will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m. at Level Volunteer Fire Company in Havre de Grace. The event will honor the top five seniors from each of Harford County’s public and private high schools.
Fight Club: McComas/Impallaria/McDonough Demand Jennings/Norman Give Up Delegation Leadership
In a letter dated April 20, Dels. Susan McComas, Rick Impallaria and Pat McDonough have formally requested that Dels. J.B. Jennings and Wayne Norman step down from their largely ceremonial positions as chair and vice-chair of the Harford County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. In the letter, which is jointly signed by […]
Still Just a Bill – Next Steps for the Elected School Board and Other Bills Passed by the 2009 MD General Assembly
The 2009 session of the Maryland General Assembly ended April 13th and the legislation to create a blended school board in Harford County – with 6 elected and 3 appointed members – has survived. Now what? With apologies to our Dagger readers who already know what happens to a bill passed by the Maryland legislature, […]
Del. Impallaria: Annapolis Update 4 – Our Constitutional Rights Violated
The following letter was submitted by Del. Rick Impallaria: Our constitutional rights have truly taken a beating in the House of Delegates. Hopefully as these bills cross over into the Senate they will be killed. HB 302, Family Law – Temporary Protective Orders – Surrender of Firearms, and HB 296, Family Law – Protective Orders […]
