Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Comptroller Peter Franchot tells the Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent that he's "tired of saying pretty please" on air conditioning.
Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joe Hairston's final appearance before the Board of Public Works ended in a heated exchange about air conditioning. Hairston, who is in the final months of his 12-year career with the schools system, found himself on the bad side of Comptroller Peter Franchot as he asked for $70 million in state money. Franchot launched into a five minute monologue about the lack of air conditioning in Baltimore County schools. "I'm kind of tired of saying 'pretty please.' I really am," Franchot said. Franchot specifically highlighted conditions at Middleborough Elementary School in Essex. Parents from the school attended Wednesday's meeting as they did in October when county officials asked for $7 million in school…
Spokesman says county would find matching money in the unlikely event the state fully funded Baltimore County's school construction and renovation projects.
Elected and school officials from Baltimore County will descend upon Annapolis Wednesday with others from around the state to press for money for school construction and renovation projects. The county plans to press for nearly $70 million in total funding for school construction and renovation projects during the annual event often referred to as "beg-a-thon." "We're going to send a really strong message that if we were to get $70 million that we're willing to step up and provide whatever local matching funds are necessary," said Don Mohler, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz's chief of staff and spokesman. Baltimore County has the second oldest school stock in the state but receiving full funding for the annual list of projects is unlikely…
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
School funding, merging some school operations with the county and changes to liquor license laws top modest requests.
Times are tight in Annapolis these days. Because of that, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said his requests for the 2012 session that begins Wednesday are modest. Kamenetz, according to a prepared statement released to the press, is expected to keep school funding at the top of the county's priority list. "In recognition of the financial difficulties that confront our State right now, Baltimore County will only ask for what is absolutely necessary for our communities," according to a prepared statement Kamenetz is expected to deliver to county legislators at 11 a.m. today. "That is why our number one priority this year is the State’s continued support of education through the State’s school renovation and construction funding program." The…
Dkennylee
12:32 am on Monday, January 30, 2012
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