Every Wednesday, Maryland political analysts Len Foxwell and Clayton Mitchell discuss the politics and personalities of the state and region. This week, however, Len is joined by Republican Queen Anne’s County Commissioner Chris Corchiarino to fill in for Clayton over the next weeks while he’s away on vacation.
This week, Len and Clayton discuss a recent state report that showed that 80% of Maryland’s public schools are not in “satisfactory” condition and in need of much repair or replacement. Chris and Len also discuss the impact and concerns of new data centers coming online, as well as county pushback. We end with both of them adding their “Hot Takes” for the week.
This video is approximately 14 minutes in length.
Mary Smith says
Counties did this to themselves by letting NGOs push conservation over balanced growth. Kent County is already called ‘Can’t County’ for a reason, and Queen Anne’s and Talbot are on the same path. With no commercial or light industrial tax base, there’s no money for schools and fewer jobs to keep people here. That vacuum invites state preemption for solar and data centers, and younger landowners will sell out because every other opportunity has been stripped away. Setting aside a few acres for light commercial and industrial activity at key crossroads and along major routes would strengthen tax revenue and actually preserve more farmland overall.