Towson Residents Invited To Virtual Town Hall

TOWSON, 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.

"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.

The 5th District Town Hall with Councilman David Marks is at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

"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.

Each district will have its own virtual town hall on the budget. Not sure which is yours? Find your council district.

The 5th District Budget Town Hall will be accessible in several ways:

• Call-in: 1-415-655-0001; use the access code: 180 011 0703.
• It will be livestreamed on Baltimore County Government's YouTube and Facebook page.
• Residents submit their ideas/priorities for Baltimore County’s FY22 budget in advance by email 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.