Aldermen Consider Legislating for Office Space Again
Alderwoman Sheila Finlayson says the redesign of City Hall marginalizes the aldermen so the mayor can have a larger conference room.
The fight over where to create office space for the Annapolis City Council's eight aldermen and women could result in legislation again. "I feel that you [Mayor Josh Cohen] do not have the best interest of the council at heart," Alderwoman Sheila Finlayson (D-4th Ward) said. "We do not have a closed place where we can go and meet our constituents. You don’t care about that." In November 2011, City Council passed a resolution that established dedicated office space in City Hall for the aldermen. The argument since then has been about how much space each alderman should get and where that space will be. Baltimore's City Council members have private offices, but council members in Bowie, Riverdale Park and University Park do not. City Hall is…
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Lydia Lopez
6:27 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Alderwoman Finlayson, you chose to become a public servant. Deal with the space. Good job Mayor for not spending additional tax money to provide individual offices. Please! Enough with the over spending in our government. If these "public servants" do not like cubicles too bad! Find another job that provides you with offices but not at the expense of tax payers! Which I am in your ward by the way! more ›