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you said that while you recommend the State pass a general
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home rule type legislation to permit all of the counties
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including Baltimore City to issue any bonds they wanted, to
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upon the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the
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governing body of that political subdivision, but you
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thought the bonds should be voted. Why do you make that
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recommendation?
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MR. BENTON: About the bond being voted?
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THE CHAIRMAN: Because — let me tell you,
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with your complaint being the question of time lag, the
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voting of the bond is almost as serious, if not as serious,
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and certainly is a big contributing factor to your delay
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in Baltimore City as to getting the approval of the legis-
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lature.
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MR. BENTON: Correct. 1 would say that both
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serve to delay, that we have a compounded situation now,
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and what I was suggesting is that the State authorization
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be eliminated and it would help materially. I feel on many
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of the large projects, it would entail substantial addition;
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maintenance cost and debt service in future years. The
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voters should have an opportunity to express themselves.
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