By Adam Pagnucco. With the Park and Planning power grab bills now dominating county debate in the aftermath of Senator Ben Kramer’s explosion at the county council, let’s return the…
Power Grab Bills
Kramer Explodes at County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Ben Kramer (D-19), sponsor of two bills potentially expanding the county executive’s authority over Park and Planning’s functions, attended a meeting of the county council to…
By Adam Pagnucco. Three former planning board members have written to the county executive, the county council and the county’s state legislators deploring Senator Ben Kramer’s power grab bills, which…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I wrote about state legislation that would establish a task force to study whether County Executive Marc Elrich should take over the functions of Park and…
Planning Board Chair Blasts Power Grab
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I wrote about a power grab attempting to transfer the functions of park and planning to the county executive. I asked the Acting Chair of…
Power Grab Targets Park and Planning
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in October, I predicted that problems at Park and Planning might generate a push to transfer its functions to the county executive. That prediction has since…