Tag: County Executive
Leopold Announces Community Connections Day
County Executive John R. Leopold invites citizens to attend the next Community Connections Day at Severna Park Middle School on March 8. “Every year we try to give the public a chance to learn more about services provided by the County and access information about multiple agencies in one place,” County Executive Leopold said. “Constituent [...]
Anne Arundel County’s Chief Administrative Officer Dies
Anne Arundel County’s Chief Administrative Officer, Dennis Callahan died of a heart attack this morning at Anne Arundel Medical Center. We have confirmed with the County Executive’s Office that Callahan was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center this morning and was pronounced dead at 8:05am. Callahan was 70. County Executive, John R. Leopold said, ” [...]
Leopold Lays Out County Agenda To Legislature
County Executive John R. Leopold has briefed the Anne Arundel County General Assembly delegation on his legislative priorities for the 2012 session, including recovering transfer tax revenue for power plants, blocking the proposed move of a State agency and making it easier for firearms owners to recover stolen weapons. “Our top priority as always is [...]
MD 175 Widening And Improvements Now Complete
County Executive John R. Leopold has announced that work has been completed on a critical link between Interstate 295 and Fort George G. Meade thanks to a creative public-private partnership. “Faced with limited funding options to proceed with our Base Realignment and Closure infrastructure projects, we had to approach this differently than other road improvements,” [...]
Candidates’ Forum October 13, 2010
The public can attend a county candidates’ forum presented by the Anne Arundel County Commission on Disability Issues and more than a dozen organizations representing individuals with disabilities. The free candidates’ night will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, at the Providence Center Baldwin Industries, 1254 Ritchie Highway, Arnold. Candidates for [...]
Leopold Endorsed By AFSCME
County Executive John R. Leopold was recently endorsed by members of AFSCME, the largest union of represented County employees, for his re-election to a second term in office. While union endorsements appear to carry less and less weight in local elections, this might be an exception. AFSCME is the largest union representing employees of Anne [...]
More Trees For South County
County Executive John R. Leopold today announced a major initiative to plant more than 12,000 trees at the headwaters of Rockhold Creek in South County. “Keeping South County rural and protecting our environment are critical priorities for this Administration,” County Executive Leopold said. “We had to work on many fronts to make this initiative happen. [...]
Leopold To Kick Off Campaign
While certainly not a surprise, County Executive John R. Leopold will officially kick off his campaign for re-election tomorrow afternoon in Davidsonville. I ran for this office four years ago promising to keep taxes lower than any other metropolitan jurisdiction. I promised to cut government spending. I promised to fight for our citizens over developers [...]
Where In The World Is John Leopold
Executive To Welcome Steel Beams Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold will be missing the Blue Angels today–but for a good reason! He will join fire and police personnel in welcoming a truck carrying two steel beams from the World Trade Center to Anne Arundel County this afternoon at 4:00pm. The beams are scheduled [...]
School Construction Budget Proposal A Setback For Students
Over the last several years, the County Council and our school system administration have spent a considerable amount of time trying to align our six-year Capital Improvement Plan in such a way that we can leverage the maximum amount of state dollars to improve schools throughout our county. Through that collaborative process, one in which [...]
Come Chat With Leopold
County Executive Meeting In Edgewater County Executive John R. Leopold will meet personally with constituents tonight at South River High School Edgewater to discuss whatever issues they have on their minds. Constituent service has always been the trademark of County Executive Leopold’s public service career, including his many years as a state legislator and the [...]
County Council Selection
Chuck Ferrar Elected Selected To AA Council At last night’s County Council meeting, local businessman Chuck Ferrar was selected to replace the vacancy created by Josh Cohen. Ferrar is the owner of Bay Ridge Wine & Spirits in Annapolis. Ferrar steps into politics at a crucial time for the County as the council remains deeply [...]
County H1N1 Clinic For ALL
H1N1 Program Expanded: Clinic On December 15, 2009 Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold announced that the County’s H1N1 Flu Vaccination Program has been expanded to include seniors and healthy adults. In addition to the at-risk target groups initially recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, now the general population can get the [...]
Leopold Goes To The Dogs
Every now and then a press release flows into your in-box that makes you scratch your head. The Arundel Muckraker was the first to comment on this on their Facebook Page, so now it’s our turn. Coming off the heels of defeat in cleaning up illegal immigration in the County, our Executive has emBARKED on [...]
Bill Burton Fishing Pier Dedication
Bill Burton Fishing Pier and First Annual Kids Fishing Derby Set County Executive John R. Leopold invites the public to join him and others on Saturday, September 19th at Fort Smallwood Park in Pasadena to memorialize a beloved and esteemed local citizen, William (Bill) Joel Burton – newsman, poet, opera-lover, teacher, friend, patriot, environmentalist and [...]
Sun Valley Community Park To Re-Open
Celebrate Re-Opening County Executive John R. Leopold will join neighborhood members on Sept. 12 to celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of the Sun Valley Community Park in Glen Burnie. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the park, located off Baltimore & Annapolis Boulevard at the end of Kempton Road. “An effective partnership with [...]
Run Kendel Run!
Can Ehrlich Unseat Leopold? No, the OTHER Ehrlich! Rumors of Kendel Ehrlich’s possible run for County Executive for Anne Arundel County have kicked up a notch in recent weeks. When The Baltimore Sun asked Del. James J. King, an Anne Arundel County Republican; he said that Ehrlich expressed an interest in one day running for [...]
Janet Owens For County Executive?
Will The Former Two Term Executive Run Again? The No BS Zone is reporting that former County Executive, Janet Owens may be gearing up to launch a bid to topple current County Executive John Leopold in the next election. The website cites a loophole in the County code which will allow her to run and [...]
