47 ABC quotes Johnny championing wastewater fix to unlock Shore housing
Original headline: "Eastern Shore lawmakers highlight push for legislation in 2024"
What you need to know
Heading into the 2024 session, Johnny put wastewater infrastructure on the table — and made it personal for every family priced out of staying on the Shore. The connection most Annapolis lawmakers miss is the one Eastern Shore mayors and county commissioners have been making for years: when treatment plants are at capacity, you can’t build new homes, and when you can’t build new homes, kids who grow up here can’t afford to stay.
It’s not glamorous. It doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker. But it’s the kind of fundamental, kitchen-table problem that determines whether towns like Federalsburg, Hurlock, and Pocomoke City can grow or have to watch their young people leave.
While other lawmakers chased Baltimore-style headline bills, Johnny kept naming the practical fights Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties actually need won.
Verbatim excerpt
We have a huge issue with wastewater treatment and it's a dilemma throughout the Eastern shore, It is a fundamental problem that feeds into our housing shortage and there needs attention
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This is a summary published with attribution. Read the full article at 47 ABC (WMDT) (Rob Flaks), originally published January 3, 2024.
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