In his annual address before the County Council in Towson today, the executive outlined plans to continue the county's advances in education, public safety and neighborhood renewal. Our government is sound financially. Our employment base is expanding. Welfare rolls continue to shrink.
Crime continues to drop.
Our communities look forward to bright futures. Our public schools are moving steadily toward the goal of having all students read and compute at an early age. They need it because the demands of educating children today are greater than they have ever been. Our budget is designed to help our schools address both traditional needs and new ones. The 12 percent increase in operating expenses will pay for computers, calculators, for textbooks, teachers and other educational needs.