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Mar. 31, 2011
The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee yesterday rejected Senate Joint Resolution 3, a measure that would have established a commission to change the names of Negro and Polish mountains, Del. Wendell Beitzel (R– Dist. 1A) announced.
“This measure has been overwhelmingly opposed by the District 1 Delegation,” he noted.
All of the members of the delegation testified in opposition during the Senate hearing. Beitzel and Kevin Kelly (D–Dist. 1B) also recently testified before the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee in opposition to the House version of the bill, House Joint Resolution 8.
“It is rewarding to know that the effort of a few to rename our mountains has been rejected by the Senate committee,” Beitzel said. “I am grateful to Chairman Conway and the members of the Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee for hearing the voices of many from western Maryland on this issue.”
The measure, sponsored by Baltimore City Senator Lisa Gladden (D– Dist. 41), would have required the governor to establish a commission that would have submitted its findings to the General Assembly on or before Dec. 31. Gladden was joined by eight co-sponsors, all of whom are from Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, or Baltimore City.
“It is my hope that this will put this matter to rest so that we can move forward with the pressing issues of the state,” concluded Beitzel.
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