Analyze how taxpayer money is being spent by Wicomico County and Salisbury City governments. Discussions include budget allocations, capital project costs, efficiency, transparency, and the potential for future tax increases based on current spending patterns.
Government Spending
May 15, 2026
Open Agenda TV S3 E29 Fire Service Agreement Discussion is Hot Topic for County Council
If you believe that the Wicomico County government is competently handling your tax dollars, you may want to take a closer look. On the Friday, May 15 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E29) we focus on the annual budget hearings presently underway. We start...
December 12, 2025
Open Agenda S2 E76: Will Emergency Services Make the Capital Improvement Plan or Is It Just Talk
Wicomico County is making budget decisions that will have a huge impact on local volunteer fire companies and everyone's access to emergency services. There has been a lot of talk but no action in terms of budgeting by the County Executive's Office....
November 10, 2025
Open Agenda TV: S2 E67 Are We Dunn Yet with Liquor Bills While Ignoring Financial Troubles Ahead?
On the Monday, November 10 installment of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E67), we explore the County Executive's approach to crisis management (or mismanagement). Despite the multiple time-sensitive crises plaguing Wicomico County, the Administration is approaching...
August 14, 2025
Open Agenda TV: S2 S34 Finding the Truth
It's Friday, August 15 and this week's second installment of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E34) is now available. In this episode we discuss the role of our local government, its impact on our everyday lives, and its increasing tendency to infringe on civil libert...
May 30, 2025
Open Agenda TV: S2 E20 Ballooning Budgets Likely to Lead to Higher Taxes in the Future
As the county's budget season draws to a close, OPEN AGENDA (S2 E20) discusses the lack of transparency in the process, questionable spending on capital projects, expansion of government, and the arbitrary means by which employee pay raises are being...