The first of seven budget town hall meetings will be held on Wednesday evening, February 27 at Southern High School in Harwood, Md. The town hall meetings will feature opening remarks from County Executive Pittman and the County Councilmember representing the district, followed by a brief budget presentation. Attendees will then be invited to make public comments.
County Executive Pittman launched an interactive budget tool on the county website. Users can see how revenue and expenses of the current year's budget are divided, as well as estimated costs for some county personnel positions and equipment. Users are able to adjust tax rates, add new positions - like teacher, police, firefighters or zoning inspectors - and the tool will calculate the fiscal impact. The tool is available at:
https://www.aacounty.org/yourbudget/index.html
County Executive Pittman will introduce the budget on May 1, in accordance with the county charter. The County Council then has 45 days to deliberate and pass a balanced budget.
A total of seven town halls are scheduled:
Who
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman
District 7 County Councilwoman Jessica Haire
When
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where
Southern High School Auditorium
4400 Solomons Island Rd, Harwood, MD 20776
The rest of the town halls are as follows:
District 4 County Councilman Andrew Pruski
Tuesday, March 5 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Arundel High School Auditorium
1001 Annapolis Rd, Gambrills, MD 21054
District 2 County Councilwoman Allison Pickard
Thursday, March 7 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Glen Burnie High School Auditorium
7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Glen Burnie, MD 21060
District 3 County Councilman Nathan Volke
Tuesday, March 12 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Northeast High School Cafeteria
1121 Duvall Hwy, Pasadena, MD 21122
District 1 County Councilwoman Sarah Lacey
Wednesday, March 20 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Lindale Middle School Auditorium
415 Andover Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
District 5 County Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler
Tuesday, March 26 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Severna Park High School Auditorium
60 Robinson Rd, Severna Park, MD 21146
District 6 County Councilwoman Lisa Rodvien
Thursday, March 28 @ 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Annapolis High School Auditorium
2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401