Steve sent the following letter to Patuxent Publishing and asked that it be distributed (AKA printed) in papers around the region, such as the Catonsville & Arbutus Times. I’ll let you know if they print it, but I thought you might want to know exactly where your tax dollars go. What do you think about [...]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY REPUBLICANS ASK DEMOCRATS:
WILL YOU SUPPORT THE SMITH-GILDEA DEVELOPER CANDIDATES?
Contact: Chris Cavey
The Baltimore County Republican Party today denounced efforts by two prominent Democrat powerbrokers, Michael Paul Smith and David Gildea, in their efforts to pack the next Baltimore County Council with politicians sympathetic to over development of our County. The story was first reported [...]
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Sorry for the brief silence. I was off gallivanting with my family and friends over the Thanksgiving Holiday, as was Steve with his family. No worries though, I’ve been informed that this will be my last hiatus until November 2010 when Steve is elected as our next County councilman. So I made sure it was [...]
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Salary Board Recommends Raises (Audio File on You Tube)
While we’re at it, can we point out that Fred Homan, a senior county official, admits that the Personnel and Salary Board violated the Open Meetings Act. Of course, he only admitted this after Bryan Sears, Patuxent Publishing, starting asking questions. Here’s what he found.
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I gave you the recap, now see for yourself what the “man with the plan” has to say about the County Council’s Pension Plan and much needed reforms.
Steve\’s Testimony
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From Ann Miller, Examiner.com:
The Baltimore County Council held a public input hearing following their weekly legislative session Monday evening. Among the topics was reform of the pension received by county council members. For more information on this controversy, click here.
Testimony made by 21 county citizens included a broad range of points, suggestions for reform, and [...]
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Madison and I ventured out to our first County Council meeting last night. I didn’t make it in time to sign up to speak, but no worries, I was thoroughly entertained, insulted, and educated all at the same time. So the first part of the evening is the business meeting. This is [...]
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If you managed to get through at least the first part of my last post (wow, that was long), then you read a little something about a certain County Council meeting and a whole lot of about some seriously cushy pensions. Did you get that burning sensation in your gut, the one that didn’t originate [...]
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From the Baltimore Sun, October 22, 2009:
Two candidates who have filed to run for Baltimore County Council next year joined a chorus of people Wednesday calling for reforms to the County Council pension system that allows a member elected to five four-year terms to retire at full pay.
Most were critical of the [...]
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