The Prince George’s County Council adopted a $5 billion spending plan on Wednesday for the fiscal year that begins July 1 that boosts investments in education and public safety, keeping intact the priorities of County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D).
The budget — which is nearly 10 percent larger than this year’s — is designed to help the county navigate the long tail of the pandemic while equitably providing resources to county residents. The Board of Education will see its budget rise about 12 percent under the plan, to $2.63 billion, accounting for the largest slice of the pie. Public safety resources such as police, fire and corrections departments follow, receiving a combined $827 million.
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“Last year, my remarks announced an adopted county budget that would cautiously begin the process of creating a path forward from the impacts of the devastating, historic and unprecedented global pandemic,” County Council Chairman Calvin S. Hawkins II (D-At Large) said at Wednesday’s meeting. “Over the last year, we have begun to focus on the many opportunities before Prince George’s County.”
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