You need to sweat the details – at home and in Annapolis.
That’s what I told the people at a community meeting in Howard Park this weekend.
The subject was the long awaited and much anticipated grocery store at Hillsdale and Liberty Heights Avenues. The community is very interested in employment opportunities there, as well as the positive effect it could have on redevelopment of the nearby Ambassador Theatre, where Barry Levinson first went to the movies.
“We will sweat the details on these issues for you,” I said, on behalf of myself, my 41st District colleagues, and the two City Councilwomen who represent the area.
In Annapolis, favorable amendments were added to the Senate version of one of my bills. I described the changes in a memo that I will be hand delivering and discussing with each of the members of the Education subcommittee on my committee.
Sweating the details and taking nothing for granted.
I’ve been in several meetings to iron out amendments to my bill requiring the French railroad to make available on the Internet its records from the deportation of Jews to the Nazi concentration camps.
The bill defines property as “any personal belongings owned or controlled by victims.”
“Why what does ‘controlled’ mean? Isn’t ‘owned’ sufficient?” someone asked.
“People brought whatever they could put in one piece of luggage or just a knapsack,” I responded. “This wasn’t a planned trip.”
March 21
