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Baltimore County Question M: borrow $20 million for waterways and stormwater (bond issue)

On the ballot in
Baltimore County
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

AN ORDINANCE to authorize and empower Baltimore County, Maryland to borrow $20,000,000 for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension, alteration, repair and modernization of waterway improvement and stormwater-related projects, including but not limited to: shoreline stabilization; shore erosion control; wetland restoration; streambank and riverbank restoration; stabilization and reconstruction; control and monitoring of nonpoint pollutants; landscaping; dredging; planting of trees and similar waterway improvement projects in residential, rural and commercial areas; and engineering and other services incident thereto, to be undertaken pursuant to Sections 705(a) and 718 of the Baltimore County Charter.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote authorizes Baltimore County to borrow $20 million for waterway improvement and stormwater projects.

A “No” vote means

A no vote precludes Baltimore County from borrowing $20 million for waterway improvement and stormwater projects.

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