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Open Agenda TV S3 E33 Salisbury Cancels Collective Bargaining
As some have now heard, the Salisbury City Council formally voted to rescind Collective Bargaining Rights for Police, Fire/EMS and City Workers. Regardless of your views about it, we at Open Agenda always strive to give the full picture with the fact...
May 7, 2026
Open Agenda TV S3 E27 Fire Service "Dis"Agreement in Wicomico County
Will the Salisbury Fire Dept. receive adequate funding in Wicomico County's FY 2027 budget? On the Friday, May 8 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S3 E27), we bring you up-to-date on the clash between the City and County with respect to the Fire Services Agree...
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 20, 2025
Open Agenda TV. S2 E71 Caring for Students, Soldiers, and Citizens with Jeff Merritt
County Council Vice President, Jeff Merritt, joins us on the Friday, November 21 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E71). In addition to serving on the county council and running a successful business, Councilman Merritt and his wife Diana, are the founders...
November 7, 2025
Open Agenda S2 E66: ICE is Melting Beneath the County Executive's Plan to Weaponize Government
It looks like the agreement with ICE has been crushed in Wicomico County. On the Friday, November 7 edition of OPEN AGENDA (S2 E66) you'll see how the County Executive, without prior notice, pulled out of her much publicized and highly controversial...
August 13, 2024
Open Agenda Ep 6 Part 2: MOU w ESU Work Session and Press Confrerence
This special episode of Open Agenda is dedicated entirely to the public controversy surrounding the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Wicomico County Executive with Eastern Shore Undercover (ESU), granting access to encrypted police rad...