Annapolis Capital Punishment

As I did recently for Josh Cohen, I shall now do for Sam Shropshire. The below is simply a republication of his news release:

Using the occasion of Earth Day, Alderman Sam Shropshire will present his mayoral platform statement on the environment to a gathering at Ward 7’s Back Creek Nature Park at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 22nd.
According to Shropshire, “My campaign for mayor symbolizes our concern for the community of Annapolis. For us it’s about preserving three important resources: our people, our water and our history.”
Shropshire says the men, women and children of the City have great appreciation for the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, surrounding wetlands and our natural gifts. “Many of these families relocated to Annapolis because of the city’s proximity to the Chesapeake Bay,” he added “and the bay’s slow agonizing death affects us all. We have to do something about it, and as mayor it will be a priority.”
On April 1^st the University of Maryland released a report giving Anne Arundel County’s rivers the worst possible report card. “This is completely ridiculous,” Shropshire continued. “Anne Arundel County Maryland is one of the wealthiest counties in the country. And people who are in power haven’t acted—they simply haven’t figured out if we kill the bay, we kill our home, our economy, our way of life.”
Alderman Shropshire has championed various pieces of legislation aimed at cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, and other environmental causes, but he says, “Our valiant efforts here in the city cannot stand alone. We need the help of the Anne Arundel County Council to enlarge our efforts to prevent stormwater runoff and pollution of our waters.”
On Wednesday Shropshire will discuss his environmental platform for Annapolis as well as how Annapolis can become the environmental leader for Maryland. He will also outline his efforts over the past four years. The platform statement, he says, will give standards and guidance for future initiatives.
“After nearly 20 years and $6 billion in federal funding, the Chesapeake Bay is still failing,” he says. “Now we must take the battle for the bay and the environment to our local communities. Without a grassroots movement we are absolutely bound to fail.”