HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Ongoing concerns regarding public safety in Hagerstown and Washington County will be the topic of a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16., sponsored by the Washington County Commission and Sen. Paul Corderman (R-Hagerstown).
The meeting will be held in the Community Room (308/309) of the Washington County Free Library, 100 S. Potomac St., and will be live-streamed on the Washington County Government Facebook page.
While a variety of city, county and state officials have been invited, organizers said, the five members of the Hagerstown City Council have indicated they will not be attending.
The town hall meeting is organized in response to growing concerns from city and county residents, business owners and visitors who work in or frequent the City of Hagerstown, according to the Washington County organizers of the meeting. While the City Council has held multiple meetings to discuss these issues, there has been limited direct engagement with the broader community, organizers said.
This town hall aims to provide a platform for residents, visitors and business owners to express their concerns and propose potential solutions. The event is designed as a forum for public input, organizers said, and is not a question-answer meeting. Each speaker will be allotted three minutes so that as many people can be heard as possible.
Washington County government leaders and Corderman’s office encourage all interested residents, business owners, community members and visitors to attend and participate.
