WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. – Tuesday's Worcester County Commission meeting addressed issues of offshore wind, local zoning, and education safety.
WCo Board President Chip Bertino called for accountability from law enforcement and the school system.
This comes after both the school board and police said they were accusing each other of providing misleading statistics and abdicating responsibility.
“We've been able to learn semantics and math lessons, but we're hopeful that a solution will be found. Regardless of what you call it, the violation is the result of all of the statistics identified last week. Because it's happening behind the scenes,” Bertino added. Is it crime statistics? You could also call it a referral letter. The bottom line is that there are children and teachers in our schools who are being threatened. ”
Also on the table was a proposal to change the county's zoning to allow new multifamily housing, but commissioners asked developers why such affordable units could be built on existing buildings that would allow for mixed use. He stated that he did not have sufficient evidence to show that it could not be achieved using code. If a commercial space is on his ground floor, and above it is a residential building.
“Across the county, we are all in favor of creating affordable housing, but across the county there is no documentation of how that creates affordable housing. “The zoning code keeps changing,” said Commissioner Eric Fiori, “and that's a very difficult thing to do because that argument is being brought in front of us.”
One problem, however, is that after offshore wind developers abandoned agreements earlier this year due to a lack of generation capacity, new deals with more state funding were needed to bring them back. The entire council agreed to a letter of opposition sent to the upset Annapolis councilors. profit.
“There are more issues than just visibility.The location they want to serve is in a small residential area, and one of our two seafood buyers is currently in a special use zone. company,” Fiori said. .