Baltimore County Announces Date Change for District 4 in 2023 Series of Signature Budget Town Hall Meetings

TOWSON, MD — Baltimore County today announced a date change for District 4 in County Executive Olszewski’s fifth annual series of signature town hall meetings to hear from constituents about their ideas and priorities for the County’s FY24 budget. The District 4 town hall meeting will now take place on Wednesday, March 29 at the Randallstown Community Center.

These meetings, one for each Council district, provide a forum for public discussion focused on future budget priorities and ensure that community members have the opportunity to provide input into the budget planning process.

“I’ve always believed government works best when our residents drive the conversation and I’m so proud of our unprecedented efforts to create a more open, accessible, and responsive government,” said Olszewski. “As we begin our second term, we’re excited to continue our signature town hall series to build on our unprecedented work to engage residents in every community and keep building a better Baltimore County together.”

From 2016-2017, only two people testified on Baltimore County’s budget. In 2018, during his first year in office, Olszewski held the inaugural series of budget town hall meetings where over 2,000 residents attended. Even during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Olszewski administration continued to hold the series, hosting virtual meetings to promote residents’ safety and wellbeing.

This year’s meetings, the first of Olszewski’s second term, will welcome the return of in-person meetings. All Budget Town Hall Meetings will also be livestreamed on Baltimore County Government’s YouTube page.

In addition, this year Baltimore County will offer residents opportunities prior to town hall meetings to engage directly with key Department leaders to learn about available resources and to ask individual questions. These Community Cabinet Open Houses will begin 30 minutes prior to the start of each town hall meeting.

Residents who are unsure which Council District they live in may use this online tool.

The 2nd District Town Hall took place on February 1; the 7th District on February 8 and the 5th on February 16.

The remaining schedule of the 2023 Budget Town Hall Meetings is available below:

6th District Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 1st
Time: Community Cabinet Open House begins at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall begins at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Towson High School, 69 Cedar Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21286

1st District Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 8
Time: Community Cabinet Open House begins at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall begins at 6:30 p.m..
Location: CCBC Catonsville Center for the Arts Bldg., 360 Campus Dr, Catonsville, MD 21228

3rd District Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 15
Time: Community Cabinet Open House begins at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall begins at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Fasig Tipton: Fairgrounds: 2200 York Rd, Timonium, MD 21093

4th District Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 29
Time: Community Cabinet Open House begins at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall begins at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Randallstown Community Center: 3505 Resource Dr, Randallstown, MD 21133

For the latest information on Baltimore County’s 2022 Budget Town Hall series, please visit baltimorecountymd.gov/townhalls.

Residents can submit their ideas and priorities for Baltimore County’s FY23 budget in advance by emailing townhall@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Sign language and Spanish language interpretation will be provided at each town hall meeting. Additional accommodations can be arranged upon request.