Testimony

2013 Testimony

March 27 Testimony before Planning Board on Comprehensive Zoning Plan

2012 Testimony

December 17 Testimony before County Council on Beechcrest Site for Single Efficiency Apartments CR181-2012

October 15, 2012 Testimony before County Council on CR154 recognizing the Columbia Downtown Housing Corporation as the Downtown Columbia Housing Foundation

April 18 Testimony before the Planning Board on draft Plan Howard 2030

"...We understand the need to expand regional and multi-jurisdictional solutions to achieve connectivity for long distance commuters. We would encourage, however, an additional implementing action that acknowledges the need for enhanced accessibility and quality of transit services within Columbia and along the Route 40 and Route 1 corridors. This is where a majority of low income wage earners currently and likely will increasingly live and therefore will require affordable, reliable and efficient public transportation so that they can access services, get to their jobs and get their children to daycare and school..." Read the complete testimony

February 21 Testimony before the Howard County Delegation

"..the Governor has interjected shifting part of the cost of teacher pensions that would have Howard County absorbing a potential of $17.2 million into 28 percent of its budget--the portion of the budget that already is stretched to capacity to meet the human service and public safety needs of our community..." Read the complete testimony.