From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: There is a lot of news from Annapolis this week, so I will get right to it: Restoring Funds for Education I am pleased to report that the Appropriations Committee, and the fiscal leaders I work with, are working to restore money taken by budget cuts […]
Presbyterian Home Withdraws Plans for the Village at Carsins Run in Aberdeen after Del. James Pulls Tax Break Bill
From The Presbyterian Home of Maryland, Inc.: The Presbyterian Home of Maryland, Inc. (PHM) announced today that it has withdrawn its plans to develop and operate The Village at Carsins Run in the City of Aberdeen which was to have been Harford County’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). PHM’s announcement came in the wake […]
Aberdeen Communities Together Meeting: Master Plan Re-write; Del. James’ Tax Exemption Bill
From Aberdeen Communities Together: Dear Concerned Citizen(s): This is an electronic reminder of the Aberdeen Communities Together meeting scheduled for this Friday, 3/18/11, at 7 PM. The meeting is at the Aberdeen Senior Center, 7 Franklin Street, (across from Festival Park). At this meeting we are pleased to welcome Ms. Janet Gleisner, Chief Land Use […]
Del. James: “Public Debate Should Never be Allowed to Trump Allowing Family Members to Have a Few Hours of Peace”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: I want to report on two major developments, one here in Annapolis and the other from Washington, D.C. Both affect us back home. The first is that along with several other legislators, we were able to step in and stop a bill by the Governor that […]
Del. James: “One Piece of Legislation that I am Particularly Engaged in is a Bill Instituting a Fast Track Process for Development Projects”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends, Last week was another eventful one in Annapolis. The budget process is accelerating, and many other pieces of legislation are moving forward. One piece of legislation that I am particularly engaged in is a bill instituting a Fast Track Process for development projects. I introduced this […]
Sharretts: “HB584 is Coercion. To Receive Revenue from a Hotel Tax, Aberdeen is Forced to do Something Else”
The following testimony was presented by Cindy Sharretts to the Aberdeen City Council. She provided a copy to The Dagger for publication: There is an attempt in the Maryland General Assembly to put Aberdeen in a position where it will not refuse a certain responsibility that it does not want. It is House Bill 584 […]
Del. James: Girl Scout Camp, Supporting Veterans Organizations, and Kids and School Attendance
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: This was an eventful week in Annapolis, and I wanted to let you know about a few things that I got done. This was the week to submit bills, so several pieces of legislation that I have been working on were entered for consideration. Among them: […]
Del. James: “We Are Taking Up Legislation This Year To Penalize Big Utilities Who Do Not Make Our Constituents Their Priority”
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends: As the third week of the 2011 legislative session comes to an end, while some were kept in the dark during the winter weather, I am hard at work here in Annapolis on a number of things I want to keep you up to date on. […]
