Owings Mills, Reisterstown Residents Invited To Virtual Town Hall

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Residents can share with Baltimore County leaders what they want prioritized in the upcoming budget. Each district is holding its own virtual budget meeting before the FY 22 budget is created.

Council Chair Julian Jones will join the county executive during for the 4th District Town Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18. People can also call in to 1-415-655-0001 and use the access code 80 227 7499.

Councilman Izzy Patoka is hosting the 2nd District Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 8. Call 415-655-0001; the access code is 180 686 0349.

Not sure which is yours? Find your council district.

"To best serve the people of Baltimore County, we need to hear from them directly," County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said in a news release.

"While this pandemic has upended our way our life, we remain committed to keeping Baltimore County's government open, accessible and transparent so that we can continue to work with stakeholders in every community to build a better Baltimore County together," Olszewski said.

Baltimore County's Budget Town Hall meetings will be accessible in several ways:

• Watch livestreams on Baltimore County Government's YouTube and Facebook page.
• Call in to specific dial-in numbers for each event.
• Email budget priorities/ideas in advance to townhall@baltimorecountymd.gov.

What do you want to be prioritized in the FY 22 budget? Tell us in the comments!

Last year, Olszewski held a second round of town hall meetings, including a virtual opportunity for residents to share their priorities when in-person town hall meetings were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2018, during his first year in office, Olszewski held an inaugural series of budget town hall meetings attended by more than 2,000 residents, with hundreds sharing priorities for the county.

Two people testified on Baltimore County's budget total from 2016-2017, according to the county executive.

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Patch editor Kristin Danley-Greiner contributed to this article.