AA County FY22 budget & Thursday 5/20/21 Council Budget Hearing

[Lisa]

Hello all,

County Executive Steuart Pittman's proposed FY22 budget effectively defunds public water access.

Please sign up to testify IN PERSON (if you're comfortable doing that) at the Council budget hearing tomorrow / Thursday night 5/20/21 at North County High School Auditorium, details below.

Sign up here: https://www.aacounty.org/departments...nup/index.html

Talking points tomorrow.

Thanks

Lisa

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What: Public Hearing on the Proposed County FY22 Budget

When: May 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Where:
North County High School Auditorium
10 East 1st Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061

MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE REQUIRED.
What: Public Hearing on the Proposed County FY22 Budget

When: May 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM

[Lisa]

Talking points if you're coming tonight, sorry for the late notice:

Pick and choose.

1) Open the swimming beach at Mayo Beach Park to the general public 7 days a week

2) Don't use the new water access $268k a year fund to renovated existing dilapidated public water access (Galesville Wharf, Green Haven Wharf) use it for new public water access facilities. This ongoing funding led to the beloved Homeport Farm Park and Downs onto the Bodkin launches. Fund existing wharf renovation from other accounts.

3) Instead of wharf renovation do:

1) A pocket change kayak launch from Weinberg Park onto Rock Creek $1000 plus volunteer labor
2) A pocket change kayak launch from South River Farm Park $500 plus volunteer labor
3) Improve Beachwood Park
4) Start Valentine Creek on the Severn

3) Fund new public boat ramps. The county just finished surveying every commercial marina and private community marina for boat ramp partnerships. The survey didn't find any of those unicorns. New boat ramps will have to be built.

A launch from Weinberg onto Rock Creek would be sweet. it's more sheltered than going out of Fort Smallwood (and Fort Smallwood will be closed this summer). You can also get right into Whites Cove,which is sheltered and pretty and probably has fish!

Lisa