Local officials testify in Annapolis, supporting state school construction funding

Local lawmakers were in Annapolis, pushing for more money to be used to build new school buildings in our state.

BUILDINGS IN OUR STATE.

TODAYLOCAL OFFICIALS WERE INANNAPOLIS TESTIFYING ABOUT THE"BUILT TO LEARN ACT." UNDERTHE PLAN.... 2 POINT 2 BILLIONDOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FUNDINGWOULD GO TO SCHOOLCONSTRUCTION OVER SEVERALYEARS.

THE ACT WOULD SENDABOUT ━ HUNDRED MILLIONDOLLARS TO BALTIMORE TO HELPBUILD AND RENOVATE SCHOOLBUILDINGS.

SO FAR...BALTIMORECOUNTY HAS FUNDED 24━ MILLIONDOLLARS IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTIONPROJECTS.

BUT THE COUNTYEXECUTIVE IS REQUESTING MOREHELP FROM THE STATE.

"Theneeds are so critical not justin Baltimore County but acrossthe state.

That's why wherehere we're telling the storyhopefully we'll get the jobdone we're confident it'llhappen this year." LASTFALL...OLSZEWSKI IDENTIFIEDFUNDS IN HIS 2━20 BUDGET TOPLAN FOR NEW BUILDINGS FORTOWSON AND DULANEY HIGHSCHOOLS.

FUNDING HAS ALREADYBEEN DESIGNATED FOR LANSDOWNEHIGH SCHOOL.

THE BUILT TOLEARN ACT IS SEPARATE FROM ASWEEPING PLAN TO SPENDBILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER THENEXT DECADE FOR NEEDS INSID