When it came time to talk money, lawmakers in Maryland warned that there wasn’t much available and that expectations needed to be kept low this year and in the future.
But as a sometimes difficult negotiation in Annapolis culminated with a compromise that didn’t require overtime, leaders from Prince George’s County said the session ended with nearly every financial ask tucked into the budget heading to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk.
“I think we got it all,” said County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, who gathered with leaders from the county’s legislative delegation after the session came to a close.
“It is an astonishing number of successful outcomes that we’ve seen for Prince George’s. This is a winning year in a really tough, tough economic environment,” Alsobrooks said.
Funds for economic development, enticing the Commanders
On the economic development front, Alsobrooks touted $100 million in funding to help the state relocate the FBI’s headquarters to Greenbelt.
That money will go toward site preparation, new exits off the Capital Beltway and other road improvements.
There’s also money to help with the demolition of the old Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, where a multibillion dollar redevelopment project is well into the planning stages.
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