Winter Conference
1 Way to Stay Up-to-Date on All Things #MACoCon: MACo’s Mobile App!

MACo's Mobile App, Mobile MACo, is proudly sponsored by Nationwide Retirement Solutions. The MACo Conference Mobile App is now available for iPhone, iPad, and Android through the AppStore and Google Play. Instructions for FREE Download: Access the AppStore/Google Play on your mobile device and search for “Mobile MACo” to download the App. Or, access www.mdcounties.org/MobileMACo from your mobile device. If you downloaded the app from our 2014 Summer Conference, you do not need to re-download—just…

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December 31, 2014
MACo Events / Winter Conference
The First-Timers’ Guide to MACo’s Winter Conference

MACo's Winter Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Hotel at 100 Heron Blvd, Cambridge, MD 21613 from January 7-9, 2015. If next week will be your first time attending MACo's Winter Conference - or any MACo conference - then, this is the post for you! First, WELCOME - we're glad to have you join us and we look forward to working with you as we shape Maryland's policy landscape. Second, here…

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December 31, 2014
Parks and Recreation
Legislators Plan To Reintroduce Artificial Turf Requirement For Prince George’s Schools

A December 23 Daily Record article reported that Prince George's County legislators plan to reintroduce legislation requiring the County's high schools to convert their athletic fields to artificial turf by 2020. The previous version of the legislation, HB 1013 of 2014, was heard by the House Appropriations Committee but the Committee took no action.  From the article: Delegate Jay Walker and Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters, both representing Prince George’s, want to upgrade athletic facilities at every county high…

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December 31, 2014
Environment / Health and Human Services
Howard County Executive Reorganizes Sustainability and Human Rights Offices

A December 22 Baltimore Sun article reported that Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman has announced plans to reorganize the County's Offices of Environmental Sustainability and Human Rights.  The article noted that the newly named Office of Sustainability will now review all county initiatives and programs for their environmental and fiscal effects. The Office of Environmental Sustainability, meanwhile, will become the Office of Sustainability under Kittleman, who is proposing to expand the office's role to "assess the…

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December 31, 2014
County News / Public Safety and Corrections
A Local Perspective on Public Safety Data Communications

  FirstNet Maryland, Maryland's team working to prepare for the nation's first Public Safety Broadband Network, recently published the following interview with Battalion Chief for IT and Communications for the Baltimore City Fire Department, Patrick Walsh.  Chief Walsh is a member of Maryland's Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC), representing the north-central region of Maryland.  Other local representatives include: Western Maryland: Kevin L. Lewis, Director,  Division of Emergency Services, Washington County Eastern Maryland: Wayne Darrell, Emergency Services Director, Kent County Southern Maryland: Tony Rose, Chief, Communications/911, Charles County Emergency Services National…

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December 31, 2014
Winter Conference
MACo January 2015 Winter Conference Rural Counties Coalition Lunch

The Rural Counties Coalition will be hosting a luncheon event at MACo's January 2015 Winter Conference.  The Coalition is a MACo Chapter Organization and works in conjunction with MACo to provide a voice for its 11 member counties on state and federal rural issues.  Member counties include: Allegany, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Somerset, Washington, and Wicomico. During the lunch, the Coalition will be hosting a discussion with members of the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, including Commission…

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December 31, 2014
County News / General Assembly News
Delegate Vitale Named Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge

Delegate Cathy Vitale, a former Anne Arundel County Council Member and former MACo Officer and Board member, has been appointed as an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge. Coverage from The Capital Gazette comments The Republican attorney from Severna Park served in the House since 2011 and was re-elected last month to the redrawn District 33, which sweeps from the Broadneck Peninsula through Severna Park, Odenton, Crofton and Davidsonville. Vitale was on a short list…

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December 30, 2014
MACo Events / Winter Conference
Document Your Construction Process with Multivista

MACo would like to thank Multivista for being the sponsor of Friday's Lunch at MACo's Winter Conference, January 7-9, 2015 in Cambridge, MD. Multivista: If you Own, Build or have a vested interest in capital construction you should consider using Multivista. Multivista's online documentation platform gives your entire team instant access to a complete photographic record of your construction project anytime, anywhere. Within the system, all photos of your project are available in inspection-grade detail,…

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December 30, 2014
Business Affairs / Housing and Community Development / MACo Events / Winter Conference
Economic Development Administration Grant to Help Western MD Economy

In order to enhance private-public partnerships and economic development, The City of Frostburg has received a $70,000 federal grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). As reported in the Cumberland Times-News: U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced the funding through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. EDA is funded under the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriation Subcommittee, which Mikulski chairs.  “This federal funding is great news for Western Maryland communities because…

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December 30, 2014
County News / Housing and Community Development / Winter Conference
Business Climate Commission Pushes Report Deadline to September 2015

A commission that has been appointed to examine the State's business climate and make recommendations to keep Maryland competitive will continue meeting into the next year.  As reported by Fox 45 News, Maryland lawmakers have extended a deadline for a commission to submit a report on the state's business climate. House Speaker Michael Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller met recently with the commission's chairman, Norman Augustine. They say they believe the panel's…

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December 30, 2014
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