County Government
Inauguration of County Exec. Steuart Pittman Dissected
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The inauguration of County Executive Steuart Pittman was held at the future site of the Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park on December 5, 2022 at 11 am.
The presentations are interesting to hear (time stamp codes included):
Welcome by Drake Smith, college student – Presents his first meeting of Steuart Pittman – 0:00
National Anthem / Pledge of Allegiance – Anthem sung by Apex Arts Senior Vocal Ensemble – 8:36
Remarks by Janice Hayes-Williams – History and Future of the Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park – 10:19
Invocation – Reverend Gay Green-Carden; Imam Humaan Qaasim; Rabbi Ari Coldstein – 17:36
Remarks by Former County Executive Robert Neall – An amusing and useful historical review of AA County’s governing history. Well worth listening to! – 22:43
Swearing In – Scott Poyer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, administers the Oath of Office. – 31:58
Steuart Pittman’s Inaugural Remarks – Worth listening to for an understanding of Pittman’s plans and goals for the next four years. (18 min. long) – 35:37
– Develop the Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park non-profit hub
– Reduce gun violence
– Work to eradicate hate crimes and racism
– Improve/increase affordable housing of all ages and income levels
– Improve kindergarden readiness with universal access for child care and pre-k, and expanded library programming
– Implementing the Green Infrastructure Master Plan to protect 30% of county land by 2030.
– All county government energy to be received from renewable sources
– Transforming the county fleet to electric
– Begin creating the infrastructure for a renewable energy future
– Making it easier to do business in this county, by:
– streamlining permitting processes
– delivering an educated workforce
– building a 21st century multimodal transportation system
– More efficient, effective, connected and transparent county government
Pittman then goes on to explain why he thinks all these things can be accomplished:
– An experienced team
– Good connections/relations with the state and federal government
– A citizenry who are not looking to shrink/attack government, they just want government to work better.
You can also read his remarks on line:
The presentations are interesting to hear
