I agree with @capgaznews: "...whether it is rising sea levels or growing risks from flash flooding, the state should lead on the response to climate change rather than wait."

In #AnneArundel there is no time to wait. Impacts from climate change are here. capitalgazette.com/opinion/our-sa…
In one week in July of 2018, Baltimore Washington International Airport recorded three storms with rainfall exceeding the current stormwater standards. Storms like these overwhelm stormwater systems, flood homes and businesses, erode streams, and carry sediment to the Bay.
And @AAWPRP estimates that it costs $2.6 million of taxpayer money to restore each mile of stream degraded by stormwater runoff.

So we aren't waiting. Our Director of Environmental Policy has been working with @SenatorSarah on SB227 to deliver statewide solutions on stormwater.
Our Department of Inspections and Permits is cracking down on pollution from construction sites. @AAWPRP is funding grants to help property owners move away from flood waters.
I signed a bill requiring developers guarantee their stormwater practices will work for two years, or pay to fix them.

And Plan 2040, which will be introduced to the County Council Monday, calls for improvements to stormwater and construction erosion regulations in the county.
We have a lot more work to do on stormwater. We aren't waiting, and the state shouldn't either.

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1 Feb
In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we will be sharing Black history facts of #AnneArundel County throughout the month to highlight important yet often untold history of our county. Today we begin by highlighting George Phelps Jr., Anne Arundel's first Black law enforcement officer. Image
After applying for jobs with county & city police & being told African Americans need not apply, he met with Sheriff Joseph Alton Jr. & was hired as a Deputy Sheriff around 1950. His first day, the office was flooded with calls claiming a Black man was impersonating an officer.
He served as a Deputy Sheriff for 25 years before retiring. During his tenure he created and served as Chief of a Special Deputies Unit of African Americans with 250 members. He remained an active community member until his passing in 2015.
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All Maryland counties are being notified that their Health Department vaccine doses will continue to decline. The state appears to be shifting to a private provider approach combined with six large state-run vaccination centers.
Of those the closest to our county will be Six Flags in Prince George’s (starting next Friday) and M&T Bank Stadium (start date not announced). Registration information has not been made available for those sites.
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This #ThankYouThursday I'm thanking Don Curtian, the Director of the Environmental Health team at @AAHealth. Don and his team of inspectors do the hard work to keep people safe: responding to complaints of violations of COVID health regulations.
Their inspections are done in response to complaints from customers and employees who feel unsafe and need help. When they show up, they educate.
They are there to help the business operate safely so that they can stay open. Only a handful have been closed due to repeated failures to comply, and those have all subsequently complied and reopened.
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Senator Paul Sarbanes, loving father of @RepSarbanes and longtime United States Senator from Maryland, has left us. capitalgazette.com/politics/bs-md…
They say he wasn't a fan of the pomp and circumstance of his office, but he fought the good fights for the working people of Maryland.

I witnessed that two years ago when Congressman John appeared at Queenstown Park on a hot July day after the Queenstown Parade.
John sauntered up in his quiet, unassuming way, and connected with me and some others who were finishing up our fried fish and greens.

An elderly woman asked how Senator Paul was doing, and John responded that he was waiting in the car, reading the paper.
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