At the MACo Winter Conference, attendees learned about the history and role of HURs.
From enhancing quality of life to driving economic growth, transportation is key to Maryland’s future. With a projected cut to the local share of Highway User Revenue (HUR) funds, state and county leaders face serious questions heading into the upcoming legislative session. This panel kicked off the conversation about the local importance of HUR and the detrimental impact of cutting the local share.
Incoming MACo President & Frederick County Council Person MC Keegan-Ayer led the conversation and moderated an informative Q&A at the “Highway User Revenues: The Lifeline of Local Roads” general session at the MACo Winter Conference.
Panelists included:
- David Juppe, Revenue and Legislation Manager, Prince George’s County
- Todd Mohn, County Administrator, Queen Anne’s County
- Laura Larsen, Budget Director, Baltimore City
#MACoCon is ending on with power panel of experts. Queen Anne’s Todd Mohn, @BaltCityHall’s Laura Larsen, & @PrinceGeorgesMD’s David Juppe round out this amazing conference. pic.twitter.com/nbtwDe3TVM
— Dominic J. Butchko (@DomButchko_MACo) December 12, 2025
David Juppe kicked off the conversation by detailing the history of HURs and how much the local share has been shrunk by over half since the program’s creation.
Todd Mohn zoomed in on why HURs are so crucial to counties and practically what this means on the ground in communities.
Laura Larsen noted that Baltimore City is unique in Maryland, as there are no state roads within the city. The city receives an outsized share of funds, but those dollars go to a larger share of road miles. Cuts to HUR hit all locals hard, but especially the city.
Juppe gives a history of HURs. Counties initially received 40% of the funds, but over the decades that is now down to about 20%z pic.twitter.com/VEAznBj1uP
— Dominic J. Butchko (@DomButchko_MACo) December 12, 2025
Mohn was part of MACo’s representatives on the TRAIN commission to review how we fund transportation. While they worked for two years, the MGA ended the body before a final report was published. No definitive changes to policy have happened as a result of their work/research. pic.twitter.com/cCC0YffpoL
— Dominic J. Butchko (@DomButchko_MACo) December 12, 2025
@BaltCityHall’s Larsen talks about how Baltimore City is unique in MD as there are no state roads in the city. The city receives an outsized share of funds, but those dollars go to a larger share of road miles. Cuts to HUR hit all locals hard, but especially the city. pic.twitter.com/rSHgtQD7zw
— Dominic J. Butchko (@DomButchko_MACo) December 12, 2025
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