Worcester Likes To Do It In The Dark

Remember last summer when ACT filed a complaint with the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board because Worcester County was taking important votes behind closed doors?



The Open Meetings Compliance Board agreed with ACT and found the county was in violation of Maryland Open Meetings policy.
Now Worcester County is about to create its own law that will allow the Commissioners to take important votes behind closed doors - in direct defiance of the Open Meetings Compliance Board's decision, they have created a bill that will allow the Commissioners to vote behind closed doors on matters concerning how our government operates.

And most other counties in this state consider these types of votes public matters, open to public comment. Once again, Worcester County wants to operate out of the light of public review.


To make matters worse, this 'public hearing' is going to be held at 11am on a weekday - Tuesday, March 16.  And equally wrong is the fact that this public hearing will not be audio taped, or video taped, for public review later.

Our County Commissioners need to hear from you - tell them holding PUBLIC Hearings at a time when most of the PUBLIC is not able to attend because we all work for a living is irresponsibility at it's highest.

Tell them if they insist on holding public hearings at 11am in the morning on a week day, then the citizens of Worcester County demand accountability with recorded proceedings made available to the public.


Please try to attend this hearing on Tuesday, March 16 at 11am in Snow Hill in the Commissioners chamber. If you are comfortable doing so, please sign up to speak.