Michael Sanderson of MACo on County Power

About this episode

County Executive Steuart Pittman discusses the importance of county-level services with Michael Sanderson from MACo.

Most of what you count on each day doesn’t come from Washington. It comes from your county: the roads you drive, the schools your kids attend, the health services that protect communities, the recycling system you expect to work, and the local decisions that shape what your neighborhood becomes. On the latest episode of the Pittman and Friends Podcast, County Executive Steuart Pittman sits down with Michael Sanderson, Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo), and they...

People in this episode

Host: Steuart Pittman

Guest: Michael Sanderson

Topics covered

• county power
• local government
• community services
• politics
• education
• health services

Keywords

• county services
• local decisions
• community health
• education
• recycling
• infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maryland Association of Counties

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