Breaking his long silence about whom he would like to succeed him, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball gave a rousing endorsement to former Del. Vanessa Atterbeary Wednesday night, while attacking her two opponents as champions of division and obstruction on the County Council.
In front of a crowd of over 400 Atterbeary supporters at the Harriet Tubman Center in Columbia, Ball said he was “thrilled” to endorse Atterbeary, who had led passage of major legislation in Annapolis on school reform, police accountability and gun control.
“As our next county executive, I know she will continue working upon the progress we have made over the last eight years, while other candidates are focused on tearing down the pillars of our community” and opposing Ball’s programs and projects.
Ball, who is term-limited, never mentioned the names of Atterbeary’s Democratic primary opponents, County Council members Deb Jung and Liz Walsh, but he made clear who he was slamming.
“For the last eight years, some of our county council members who are now seeking the office of the county executive have chosen a path of division. While we worked tirelessly to build affordable housing, improve infrastructure and deliver results for residents, they were often cutting projects, cutting funding and publicly demeaning the public servants who dedicate their lives to this community. Too often we’ve seen these politicians pit neighbor against neighbor, community against community, disguising, obstruction as oversight,” Ball said.
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