Appointed State Senator Carl Jackson — who replaced embattled Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier in the Maryland Senate — is embarking on yet another spending spree. Quoted in a recent Baltimore Banner article, Jackson asked why Baltimore County doesn’t have a public pool.

For Maryland taxpayers, it seems we’re about to get soaked.

Since entering office in 2019, Jackson backed costly projects: Recreation Activity Centers for Middle River and Rosedale, each topping $12 million, plus the $4.3 million Hazelwood Skate Park. He also supported S.B. 587 to create a Maryland Reparations Commission — shortly before the state’s credit rating was downgraded.

Jackson announced this summer that CCBC Essex would open its pool to the public a few hours each week, calling it “about equity,

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