Legislative Priorities to Be Discussed at Council Meeting

Every year, as the Maryland legislative session commences, the Takoma Park City Council decides what issues they want to present to the Montgomery County delegation of state senators and delegates.

The council will discuss these issues at their regular council meeting Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the .

What issue is most important to you?

• Protect and increase Highway User Revenue for municipalities

• Protect and increase Police Aid for municipalities

• Protect and increase other municipal revenue sources

• Remove the exemption of banks from payment of personal property
taxes

• Pursue approval of the City’s bill to add off-sale privileges to the
Class B On-Sale alcoholic beverage licenses available in Takoma
Park

• Pursue an amendment to proposed bills regarding solicitation of
money or donations from occupants of vehicles that protects Takoma
Park’s authority to prohibit such solicitation

• Encourage establishment of community/food waste composting
facilities (The city has not taken a position.)

• Encourage the development of regulations related to stand-alone
emergency room facilities

• Support Senator Raskin's Joint Resolution for the Maryland General
Assembly to call on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment reversing the Supreme Court’s decision proclaiming that private corporations have a First Amendment right to spend unlimited amounts of money from corporate treasuries in our campaigns and elections. (The city has not taken a position.)

• Support funding of bus rapid transit

• Support funding of bikeshare facilities

• Support funds to help New Hampshire Avenue redevelopment efforts

• Support the Purple Line

• Support permission of same sex marriage

• Improve reliability and responsibility of utility companies

• Permit smaller signs on State Highways in certain areas