Cecil County Spending Project

Recently, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs, Democrat Delegate Mary Delany-James, and others have been publicly claiming “victory” in the battle over the toll increases.  A new toll increase plan was released by the MDTA that was less than what was initially proposed–but the newly revised plan is still a substantial increase of tolls in the state of Maryland and locally in Cecil and Harford Counties.  The citizens of Maryland and especially…

A newly revised sham toll increase plan was released today by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) that will STILL increase tolls across our state.  It doesn’t seem like the MDTA heard the thousands of people who came out to the hearings from all over Maryland demanding the MDTA not increase tolls.  Visit the MDTA website to read the specifics of the new proposal: Click Here to See Today’s Notice to…

The Cecil County Commissioners were set to vote tonight on a waste water connection fee proposal that would greatly increase the cost of development in Cecil County.  The proposal would increase connection fees by thousands of dollars per unit charged to developers for linking into the county waste water treatment system.  Cecil County Department of Public Works Director Scott Flanigan says the increases need to be approved to fund necessary…

Although Maryland Republicans have largely done a good job of opposing tax increases and out-of-control spending in Annapolis, they disappointed many with the sponsoring of some earmarks during the 2011 legislative session.  What is more troubling is that those leading the GOP delegations in Annapolis were some of the biggest culprits. GOP Minority Leader in the Maryland Senate, Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-District 34) sponsored, along with Delegate Dave Rudolph (D-District…

While reviewing information on the current Cecil County toll hikes at the Hatem Bridge I came across some interesting commentary from one of our elected officials on this issue a couple years ago.  You have to ask yourself whether these comments haven’t contributed to the sorry predicament we’re facing today.