Guiding principles

• Acknowledge problems. Identify future challenges. Plan for real solutions.

• Value and respect county residents.

• Value and respect county employees.

• Value and respect law enforcement and first responders.

• Value public education. Value and respect educators.

• Work together - with fellow commissioners, with staff, with municipalities, and with the community - to find solutions.

• Hagerstown is part of Washington County. Work together.

• Be civil. Be polite. Listen. Ask questions.

• Defund Annapolis. Invest the local share for matching grants so State dollars don’t go to other counties.

• Encourage our delegation to play nice in Annapolis.

• Put the PUBLIC back in public meetings.

  • restore public comment

  • evening meetings

  • public work sessions

  • transparency

  • responsive government

Big Picture

• Safety
  support Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS

• Schools
  fund building improvements and cost of living raises

• Seniors
  end waitlist for meals on wheels

• Sewer & Water
  address long term infrastructure needs

• Solutions
  work together to prepare for the future while preserving our past

Browse the Q&A section for responses to questions about specific issues.

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