Tag: Leopold
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,” [...]
Leopold Appoints Civilian To Run Animal Control
County Executive John R. Leopold today announced that Robin K. Small has been named the new civilian administrator of Anne Arundel County Animal Control. This action was in response to recommendations made by the Animal Welfare Council. “Our main goals for Animal Control are to maintain a high adoption rate, improve customer service and educate [...]
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 [...]
County Approves Slots
Council Approves Both Bills, Allows Leopold To Decide If nothing else, Anne Arundel County Council in ingenious. After stalling for more than a year, the Council has finally cleared the way for a slot parlor to be built near the Arundel Mills Mall. They also paved the way for one to be built near the [...]
What’s Up Publishing Donates To Senior Effort
Local Publishing Firm Makes Generous Donation At a ceremony in the Arundel Center in Annapolis on Sept. 24, the Friends of Arundel Seniors Inc. receive a donation of $12,043 from What’s Up? Publishing Group Inc. The donation came from a portion of the proceeds from advertising in the “Services for Seniors, Adults with Disabilities and [...]
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 [...]
Leopold Opposes Bontempo Sentence
Hiring of Illegal Immigrants Calls for Strict Punishment County Executive John R. Leopold today urged U.S. Parole and Probation officials to insist on jail time for Robert T. Bontempo Jr., the Annapolis businessman sentenced today for hiring and profiting from illegal immigrants. “This case has the attention of many employers who might consider using illegal [...]
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 [...]
Bomtempo Gets A Break
Annapolis Painting Services Gets Work Release We can’t lay blame for gross judicial injustice on the Anne Arundel Courts this time. This time, it lays squarely on the lap of U.S. District Court Judge William D. Quarles who sentenced the money launderer and harborer of illegal immigrants to work release for six months. Has Judge [...]
Anne Arundel County Newsletter
August 2009 County Newsletter Available Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold The County Executive’s Office has released the August 2009 issue of the County’s Month In Review. Among the highlights: Illegal Immigration. County Executive John R. Leopold has instituted several policies to assist federal authorities in detaining and deporting illegal immigrants. Last year, the [...]
Maryland Comptroller Paints Bleak Picture
Franchot Sends Wake Up Call To Government House And O’Malley Moments ago, Comptroller Peter Franchot released Maryland’s June revenue figures in an open letter to Governor Martin O’Malley, Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Mike Miller. While these numbers pertain to the State in general, they have a very real impact on Anne Arundel County. [...]
Slots In AA County? Not Likely
Council & Leopold Again Postpone Vote At this rate, slots will never come to Anne Arundel County despite the wishes of the voters. The County Concil has repeatedly postponed the vote and just last night, they pulled several supporting bills under the direction of County Executive Leopold. Citing the need to have a “full council” [...]
Leopold Responds
County Executive John Leopold Responds To Anonymous Zoning Issue Anne Arundel County Executive, John R. Leopold has responded to a recent Guest Column in The Capital by Delegate Don Dwyer as well as our recent post regarding anonymous zoning complaints. It’s about time to put facts first in zoning debate Every citizen who values informed [...]
Crofton Residents To Get ACTION
Anne Arundel County Will Step Up Police Presence Anne Arundel County Executive announced a new program to combat escalating crime in the Crofton area. The program, dubbed ACTION, was announced at last night’s community meeting which was attended by approximately 750 residents. ACTION stands for Actively Combating Trouble In Our Neighborhoods and is a direct [...]
Leopold, Teare, Maxwell To Meet Residents
County Leaders To Meet Concerned Residents On the heels of the horrific murder of Christopher Jones, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has scheduled a community meeting with concerned residents. The meeting will be held Wednesday night at 7 pm. at the Walden Golf Club, located at 1500 Reidel Road. “The community has indicated [...]
Leopold Appointee Resigns
In reading The No BS Zone, it appears that one of Leopold’s appointees has resigned her position today. The No BS Zone has identified the appointee and obtained a photo; however, while deemed credible, it is still yet unconfirmed. Additionally, The No BS Zone has called for Leopold’s resignation. It appears that this maelstorm is [...]
Leopold Has Supporters Too
Several Women Claim He Never Harassed Them Yesterday, an impromptu “news conference” was held by a group of women who work for Anne Arundel County Executive, John Leopold. The message was simple–Leopold treats them with respect. While no one is naive enough to believe that Leopold is disrespectful to all women, it is a reasonable [...]
Deflection: It’s Not Just For The Capitals Anymore
Leopold Accuses Snowden Of Leaking, Still Does Not Address Allegations While the Washington Capitals are on a streak against the Pittsburgh Penguins, It appears that they are not the only ones in the area that are proficient in deflecting. In what seems to be the mantra of the Leopold administration, WJZ is reporting that Anne [...]
Leopold Responds To Allegations
County Executive Should Take Leave Of Absence With only a few more words than his January statement, Anne Arundel County Executive, John Leopold has issued the following statement regarding the most recent accusations against him. “This complaint has already been dismissed by the State. I am being asked to respond to a litany of outrageous [...]
Anne Arundel Executive Accused Of Sexual Harassment
Two Women Come Forward And Accuse John Leopold Of Sexual And Physical Harassment Maybe there was some truth to the car at the mall story after all. The Washington Post is reporting that two separate women have charged Leopold with sexual and physical harassment. Cafeteria pick up In one case, an African American State employee [...]
