On Monday, the Washington Post reported that FBI agents had “appeared to board” the Dali, the ship that was involved with the crash, as part of a criminal investigation into the incident. The bureau confirmed to the newspaper that the FBI was “present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity,” but couldn’t otherwise provide details about the nature of their investigation. Anonymous sources familiar with the probe told the newspaper that the FBI was investigating “whether the crew left the port knowing the vessel had serious system problems.” Gizmodo reached out to the agency for
The Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed on March 26th when the Dali temporarily lost power after leaving the Port of Baltimore and subsequently drifted into one of the bridge’s columns. Video of the incident, which led to
Baltimore County’s new administrative officer was warned Monday night that the county’s bleak budget outlook “is going to fall on you.”
The Baltimore County Council Monday night unanimously approved Executive Johnny Olszewski’s nomination of D’Andrea Walker to be the administrative officer, who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of county government.
Before the vote, Council Chairman Izzy Patoka told Walker that the $5 billion spending plan proposed last week by County Executive Johnny Olszewski is “a spartan budget.”
Patoka said, “We’re all going to have to row in the same direction and figure out not only this budget ahead of us, but the ones that follow because it looks really bleak.
Before the vote, Council Chairman Izzy Patoka told Walker that the $5 billion spending plan proposed last week by County Executive Johnny Olszewski is “a spartan budget.”
Patoka said, “We’re all going to have to row in the same direction and figure out not only this budget ahead of us, but the ones that follow because it looks really bleak.”
“As county administrative officer, it’s going to fall on you,” Patoka added.
Walker told Patoka, “I do understand the importance of the budget and what we have before us.”
When Olszewski presented his spending plan to the council, he warned that in the future, the county would have to make cuts or raise taxes to make ends meet.
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