08/26/2026
๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฝ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐ผ๐ง๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐๐จ.
Annapolis is more than a destination. It is a community built around people, places, and locally owned businesses that give our city its character.
When visitors come to Annapolis, they don't simply visit a landmark. They walk our streets. They dine in our restaurants. They shop in our stores. They hire our guides and services. They experience the waterfront through the businesses that surround it.
๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
Tourism brings more than ๐ฒ.๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, generating approximately $๐ฐ.๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, $๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐
๐ฒ๐, and supporting ๐ฎ๐ฒ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ-๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ฏ๐.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ." ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ.
When construction, road closures, restricted access, or confusing pedestrian routes make it harder for customers to reach a business, the impact can ripple outward:
๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ โ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ โ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ โ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐.
And research consistently demonstrates the power of keeping dollars local: approximately $๐ฒ๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, helping circulate money among local employees, suppliers, service providers and other businesses.
๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ข ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐.
We understand that infrastructure improvements take time. We also believe that protecting access, communicating clearly, maintaining visibility, and actively supporting businesses during disruptive projects are essential parts of responsible city planning.
โข ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐.
โข ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐.
โข ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.
Let's make sure that as we build for the future, we don't unintentionally undermine the businesses that make people want to come here in the first place.
๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก. ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐๐จ. ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐โ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง.
