Howard County Introduces Emergency Legislation to Prohibit Permitting of Private Detention Centers

Thank you so much to everyone who showed up at Howard County’s George Howard Building Feb 2 in the cold to encourage our County Council to introduce legislation with emergency status to require “…amending the Howard County Building Code to provide that only a government agency is eligible to make application, obtain or hold a permit for the I-3 Use group; to provide that the building official may suspend or revoke a permit other than one issued to a government agency that has not passed final inspection; generally relating to the regulation of building and construction in Howard County; and declaring this to be an emergency act.”

Read the full text of the bill here.

Four members of the Council agreed to introduce this legislation as emergency legislation, meaning that the bill will move very quickly through the legislative process.

News coverage:

• Baltimore Banner
• Baltimore Sun
• WBAL TV
• WJZ

Hearings are scheduled for 6:00pm on both Wednesday Feb 4 and Thursday Feb 5. If you wish to express your thoughts and opinions on this legislation, sign up at this link.

Luminus Network will be testifying in favor of the legislation.