August 2023 Newsletter
County’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Passed
I was pleased to vote in favor of County Executive Steuart Pittman’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, along with Council Vice Chair Allison Pickard and Councilmembers Nathan Volke, Julie Hummer, Amanda Fiedler, and Lisa Rodvien. This budget, passed on June 14th, supports our school system and first responders and makes essential investments in our communities, like the Brooklyn Park Community Center and the Severn-Harman Pedestrian Network. To read more about the approved budget, click HERE.
Campaign Financing Fund
In early June, the Anne Arundel County Council passed the bill I introduced on behalf of County Executive Steuart Pittman. Bill 25-23 creates a Public Campaign Financing Fund for county council and county executive candidates. This is a small step toward leveling the playing field regarding campaign contributions. To learn more about this bill, click HERE.
Free Summer Concerts
Bring the whole family or that special someone, a blanket or lawn chair, and a picnic dinner to enjoy the sounds of summer at a FREE concert in one of our area's beautiful park settings. From the blues to bluegrass tunes, the shows will get your toes tapping and are a great way to spend a summer evening. Find more information HERE.
Stay Cool this August
The North Arundel Aquatic Center in Glen Burnie is the perfect place to cool off this August. With an 8-lane, 25-yard competition pool and a leisure pool for splashing and swimming with the family, you can get in a workout or just a relaxing float. The leisure pool features a 134-foot water slide, splash-down area, water buckets, preschool water slide, vortex area, and poolside spa for adults. For more information on hours and fees, click HERE.
Prepare for the Fair
The 2023 Anne Arundel County Fair is September 13th through the 17th in Crownsville, and has something to offer every member of your family. Daily entertainment includes 4-H exhibitions, concerts, a craft fair, a tractor pull, Halloween activities, a flea market, a rodeo, contests, shows, demonstrations, displays, and foods and goods offered by various fair vendors! You can find more information HERE.
Shop Fresh this Summer
The Anne Arundel County Farmers’ Market at 275 Harry S. Truman Pkwy in Annapolis has Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday market times. Support local growers, farmers, and artisans. Find fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, meat, and eggs. For hours, a list of vendors, and updates, click HERE.
For Love of the Library Event
Save the Date! For the Love of the Library returns to the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library on Friday, September 22, 2023. Every dollar raised at this event makes each branch more welcoming, better equipped, more convenient, and better places to learn and grow. More information can be found HERE.
Office of Council Chair Pete Smith
Arundel Center
44 Calvert St., Annapolis, MD 21404 - 2700
(410) 222-1401; fax: (410) 222-1755
e-mail: peter.smith@aacounty.org
