SALISBURY, Md.- Lawmakers in Annapolis are urging municipalities on the eastern shore of Maryland to write a tight budget this year. Delegate Carl Anderton says less money will be coming from the federal government to the state, and then from Maryland to each county.
"Now that free money is gone, that "free money", I call it free money, but it's printed money from the fed, sent from the federal government to the states to the counties. Now that whole pandemic is over and now we have to get back to normal," said Anderton. "So we're getting back to a sense of normalcy coming out of the pandemic with all of the excess money that was thrown around from the federal government. We're getting back to living within our means that is a priority of the governor to make sure locals all across the state and the state government functions the way that we would at home by balancing a check book and living within our means."
Anderton said he appreciates Governor Wes Moore's diligence in warning the state of the shift in this year's spending.
"I appreciate his financial prudence in telling everyone within their means because we are going to be doing that at the state level so it's just good for everyone to be balancing their checkbooks," said Anderton.
The Maryland legislative session begins on January 10th.
