By Jillian Atelsek jatelsek@newspost.com The three unions representing Frederick County Public Schools employees endorsed Frederick County Council member Jessica Fitzwater (D) for county executive Monday, as well as eight candidates for other local offices.
Read MoreCouncilwoman Fitzwater Makes It Official
She has formally filed to run for County Executive in 2022. Frederick, Md (KM) She’s made it official. Frederick County Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater has filed to run for County Executive next year. She first announced her candidacy on March 24th.. She’s running as a Democrat. “I’m stepping forward as a candidate for County Executive To make sure that progress continues in the years ahead and to ensure growth is managed…
Read MoreFrederick County Council postpones vote on impact fee proposal
The Frederick County Council will revisit a proposal to refund some housing developers a portion of their public schools impact fee — money paid to support public schools as population increases… The council was scheduled to vote on the proposal Tuesday, but plans changed after members voted to adopt an amendment from Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater (D). Read more via the Frederick News-Post
Read MoreThe importance of education for our children and families
“The importance of education for our children and families, and to the future of economic and workforce development in Frederick County, is at the heart of why I am running for County Executive. Education is why I decided to run for County Council in the first place in 2014. Read more via The Banner – Frederick County Democratic Central Committee
Read MoreFrederick County Council OKs new domestic violence unit position
The Frederick County Council this week approved the necessary funding for a State’s Attorney’s Office position focusing on local domestic violence cases. “The number of cases of domestic violence in our county have, unfortunately, really been on the rise over the last couple of years,” Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater (D) said during the council’s meeting Tuesday. Read more via the Frederick News-Post
Read MoreAnother step forward for the Frederick County Immigrant Affairs Commission
The Frederick County Council on Tuesday plans to approve the next round of appointments to a new commission tasked with improving communication between the county’s diverse immigrant communities and local government. Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater (D), who will serve as the council’s representative on the commission, said she sees the commission being a reliable channel for immigrant communities to provide input to county government. Read more via the Frederick News-Post
Read MoreFrederick County proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
FREDERICK, Md. (WDVM) — The Frederick County Council passed legislation to establish the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) in July 0f 2020… Heartly house saw over a 50 % increase in the number of clients served from 2019-2020. “They have seen increases in numbers of clients served, numbers of beds in their shelter, numbers of calls to the hotline and emails to the hartley house,” said Jessica Fitzwater, councilmember of…
Read MoreFrederick County climate emergency workgroup finalizes findings
An extensive report from Frederick County’s climate emergency workgroup emphasized that climate change should inform all policy and legislative decisions that county officials make… Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater (D) said climate change is both an economic and a public health issue, not just an environmental one. She hopes the council will use the report to take a holistic approach to combating climate change. Read more via the Frederick News-Post
Read MoreCounty Council approves property tax credit for disabled veterans
The Frederick County Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday evening to establish a property tax credit for disabled veterans… “It’s the right thing to do,” Fitzwater said. “I know it will benefit some very treasured members of our community.” Read more via the Frederick News-Post
Read MoreCounty Council member Jessica Fitzwater announces candidacy for County Executive
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) — County Council member Jessica Fitzwater announced her candidacy for Frederick County Executive. Fitzwater lives in Frederick with her two children, Jonah and Jane. She has served as an elected member of the Frederick County Council since 2014. She also is a general music teacher at Frederick County Public Schools and has taught at Oakdale Elementary School for the past 16 years. Continue reading via WDVM
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