Not just a Hopkins issue. IIRC Baltimore City is "subsidizing" the costs of County water (City provides the county with water and they do NOT pay what we pay).

Understaffing, issues with getting materials, vendors who don't meet promised performance, inability to hire certain vendors because our streets and alleyways are so narrow (we can't just have any garbage or recycling collection b/c of this). It's a confluence of issues.

Does it suck? Yes. Do I as a resident feel I could probably budget better? Maybe. Do I want to go through the City budget line by line to figure out what gets the money and what doesn't? Nope. I don't have time for that. I vote for people that I hope will do as indicated/promised.

Life Saving Instruction at Digital Harbor offers private lessons for all ages.

Preach. As a mom in SOBO, pissed me off when she sat outside my house with the noise going at 9 PM. My eldest would come running downstairs, even though he knew the answer would be no.

Left to my own devices.... yeah, I'd totally go out and buy ice cream at that hour, even in the cold.