This man does not give up.

June 27, 2008

Comptroller Peter Franchot spent a good part of Wednesday’s Board of Public works meeting advocating for the spending panel’s July 16 meeting be relocated to the Eastern Shore so it will be easier for officials to attend the J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake in Crisfield on that same day.

The Tawes event, named for the former governor and held in his home town, is something of a political tradition in the state, and can draw upwards of 3,500 people. Franchot does not want to miss it. He repeatedly mentioned moving the meeting, and even got Salisbury University to offer meeting space for the BPW meeting.

Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurer Nancy Kopp were decidedly noncommittal, which made for a few awkward exchanges at the public meeting. One possible reason, the state has scheduled a bond sale that day, where it expects to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for capital spending. It’s a big deal, and Kopp was concerned about the legal implications of moving the scheduled meeting.

Not to be deterred, Franchot sent out a letter to his two BPW counterparts on Thursday (he also shared it with the press).

“… The Tawes Crab and Clam Bake is one of Maryland’s grandest civic traditions, bringing lawmakers, government officials and business leaders from across the state together for a day of Eastern Shore seafood and hospitality. This annual event also brings tourists, consumer spending and statewide media exposure to a region of the State that needs all the support that we can provide,” he wrote.

ANDY ROSEN, Business Writer 

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