“Time to move on” | Collaboration promised after Wicomico Co. voters deny Question A
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – After months of high emotions, Wicomico County voters have chosen to keep the County Executive’s office open. Question A asked voters to choose between abolishing the position and moving towards a councilmanic form of government or keeping it in place.
According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, 49,952 Wicomico County residents were registered to vote in the 2024 General Election. 37,936 of them participated in deciding on Question A. Voters affirmed the County Executive position will remain in place with 55.34% of the vote.
“Time to move on”
With this decision behind them, county leaders agree that it’s time to accept the results and move on.
“I think the public will expect us to get back to business as usual,” said Wicomico County Council President John Cannon. “I don’t see any reservations for doing so. That’s what we were elected to do.”
Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano who will finish out her term in 2026, says she is on the same page.
“It’s time to move on from that and just sort of work together,” Giordano said.
Collaboration Promised
The voters’ decision comes as Council and Giordano consider an ambitious five-year capital improvement plan (CIP)—something that will require close collaboration.
“Working together with the Council is going to be imperative for the CIP,” Giordano said. “We are going to have some constraints; we are a little concerned about state funding when it comes to the schools.”
Cannon says Council members are anxiously awaiting more details on that front, including whether Fruitland Primary School’s needed upgrades will come in that window. He added that’s just one priority on top of other pressing needs.
“On my part, and as well as the Council, I think we just want to get back to county business with education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development,” Cannon said.
Looking Ahead
Also coming soon: the next Maryland General Assembly session in Annapolis, set to convene in January.
Giordano says she’ll be a frequent flyer in the Governor’s office, working to get state support for peninsula priorities.
“An Executive has such a great working relationship, and has that inner ability to talk to the governor and his staff,” Giordano said. And, I think that’s important, and I think [voters] saw that.”
Wicomico County Council’s next meeting will take place on November 19th at 10 a.m. A public hearing on the CIP will take place at the Wicomico Civic Center on November 13th at 6 p.m.
