Hoyer Visits Lex Park VA Clinic
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer visited the newly opened Lexington Park Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, a Veterans Administration outreach program. The congressman has received bipartisan praise for championing and helping stand up the VA clinic.
St. Mary’s Airport Seeks Food Trucks
St. Mary’s County is interested in drawing food trucks to its regional airport and is seeking Expressions of Interest from food-truck vendors by Dec. 18, 2019.
Help to Connect to Sewer & Water Available
New funding programs assisting with connections to public sewer and water are now available through MetCom. Bay Fund Restoration funding through St. Mary’s Health Department is also available.
Message From the Cap’n/Oysters, Another Lesson From Mother Nature
It doesn’t add up. After a year of rainfall, then a late summer drought, ends up there’s a good oyster harvest yet prices drop for holiday buyers. The Cap’n says it just goes to show: We don’t know as much as we think we know.
House Moves on Export-Import Bank
The House passed the Export-Import Bank bill last month in a vote largely along party lines. Hoyer urges the Senate to support the bill, which helps mostly small US businesses maintain a strong, competitive presence in the global economy, leveling the playing field among foreign export credit agencies, including three in China alone.
Cybersecurity Experts to Gather at CyberMaryland
CyberMaryland 2019 will be held in Baltimore on December 5 and 6. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
Walden’s Cove Moves to Lexington Park
The Cove/DFZ Program for youth has moved to 46940 S. Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park. The program is even better poised to serve area youth and families impacted by behavioral health concerns.
MD & Pax Top in DoD Spending
TPP’s 2019 Annual Meeting reports on Maryland’s largest industry: Defense. DoD spending: Maryland ranks #4 in federal spending among the 50 states and St. Mary’s County ranks #3 in Maryland for most defense contracts.
Flat Iron Christmas Opens Thanksgiving @ 5 pm
Flat Iron Farm Christmas 2019 opens at 5 pm Nov. 28, 2019 — Thanksgiving evening. Santa will be there through the Thanksgiving weekend from 5 to 9 pm, Thursday through Saturday Nov. 30, plus Fridays and Saturdays up to Christmas Eve.
TPP Directors Introduced at Annual Meeting
TPP is led by a Board of Directors, the incoming board members were introduced at The Patuxent Partnership’s annual meeting. Meet the 2020 TPP Directors here.
