April 23, 2021 On the very last day of the session, I was able to facilitate the donation of 4000 vaccines for Howard County students from Safeway. This private- public partnership held its first vaccine clinic on April 28, 2021 for students 18 years and older at Meadowbrook Park. It will be followed by clinics for students ages 16-18 in future weeks with additional vaccine. HCPSS will distribute information to families about all clinics. Don't wait, vaccinate.

April 2021 Senator Katie Fry Hester and I announced this month that a total of $8,996,230 has been approved in the State of Maryland FY22 Capital Budget for Historic Ellicott City. The budget includes funds for projects in the Ellicott City Safe and Sound Flood Mitigation Plan including $2.4 million for the H7 project, a 13 acre-foot retention facility located in the US 29/US 40 interchange, and $370,000 for the Maryland Avenue Culvert project that was placed in the FY22 budg