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| Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (center) congratulated the Montgomery County State Delegation for their successes. From left to right are: County Councilmember George Leventhal, Sen. Jennie Forehand, County Councilmember Marc Elrich, County Councilmember Nancy Floreen, Sen. Brian Frosh, County Councilmember Craig Rice, County Council President Nancy Navarro, Del. Susan Lee, Montgomery County Senate Delegation Chair Sen. Jamie Raskin, Montgomery County House Delegation Chair Del. Anne Kaiser, Del. Al Carr, Sen. Richard Madaleno and Del. Charles Barkley |
County Executive Ike Leggett recently took time to celebrate the accomplishments achieved by Montgomery County in Annapolis this year, including his top priority -- expanded transportation funding.
“Montgomery County’s number one priority for more than 10 years has been to obtain more transportation funding,” said Leggett. “Six years ago, I virtually stood alone in advocating for an increase in the state’s gasoline tax, which hadn’t been increased since 1992. Since then, I have testified at every hearing on this issue and have been relentless in its support.”
The gas tax increase is expected to raise $4.4 billion in new revenue over the next six years. This funding will help support the costs of key County transit projects, including the Purple Line, the Corridor Cities Transitway and a backlog of major road projects.
Leggett strongly supported other measures that passed this session, including the State’s strong gun violence law, the abolishment of the death penalty and drivers licenses for undocumented residents.
Read more about the legislative accomplishments.
