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PACE Reception Takes Place This Week

January 14th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The annual PACE Reception happens this week at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis. The yearly event highlights Allegany and Garrett Counties economic wish lists for state legislators. County representatives are meeting with lawmakers all week to go over projects that need legislative support.  Jeremy Irons, PACE co-chair tells WCBC that they are pushing one main point this year – the Senator George Edwards Fund…

   

“Based on the funding sources – we’re at year 3 and a half at this point. This coming up fiscal year, FY26 would be year 5. That’s the last tranche of ten million dollars that was initially promised.”

Irons said the Fund has been instrumental in economic growth across the Western Maryland region…

   

“So we’re going to highlight all the George Fund project and the total economic impact it’s had. We just got the final numbers and it’s a pretty good story to tell.”

WCBC will have live coverage of the PACE Reception with Kathy Cornwell and Bridget Nolan-Manley, beginning at 5pm Thursday evening on 1270AM, 103.1FM, and streaming worldwide at wcbcradio.com.