All six candidates generally expressed support for Program Open Space and protecting the
Urban-Rural Demarcation Line. Additionally, the full panel agreed that county funding for land preservation currently is not sufficient, but only one candidate, Jim Brochin, concretely committed to budgeting six million dollars a year toward land preservation. While Vicki Almond felt that solar farms may help farmers keep their land, the other five candidates expressed the conviction that farm land should be farmed and solar could go on warehouse roofs and alternative surfaces. Finally, all the candidates talked about the importance of education, particularly agricultural studies, and encouraged the FFA students to become involved in county government to ensure that agriculture remains viable in Baltimore County.
We thank Mom’s Organic Market for donating grapes and bananas in support of the event!