PGC The County’s Budget Bender: Addicts with a Checkbook

PGC The County’s Budget Bender: Addicts with a Checkbook

Two months into the fiscal year, Prince George’s County is already hemorrhaging cash. Not trickling. Not tightening. Hemorrhaging. And the Council’s response? Not restraint. Not reform. Just more spending—more perks, more hires, more crab feasts, more SUVs. They’re acting less like stewards of public funds and more like addicts chasing their next fix.

Today, the Council introduced CR-100, CR-101, and CR-102—emergency resolutions to dip into Park and Planning funds, a move so reckless it borders on sabotage. These funds are supposed to support recreation, green space, and community infrastructure. Instead, they’re being used to plug budget holes created by political vanity and insider indulgence.

🧨 The Budget Is Blown. And They Know It.

Insiders are leaking like a sieve. Staffers, aides, and campaign workers are quietly confirming what the numbers scream: the budget is collapsing under the weight of:

• - Nepotism hires pushed by Edward Burroughs

• - A police driver and SUV for Darrell Barnes

• - Krystal Oriadha’s free crab feast, billed as “community engagement” but internally flagged as wasteful

• - Rumors of boyfriend stipends and sweetheart contracts that no one wants to audit

This isn’t governance. It’s gluttony.

🔥 The Radical Bloc Is Driving Us Off a Cliff

There are still a few sensible voices on Council—people who understand fiscal discipline and public trust. But they’ve been drowned out by the wild-eyed progressive bloc that’s taken control. They don’t want to slow down. They want to accelerate. Because to them, the money isn’t real. The consequences aren’t personal. And the voters? Just a speed bump.

They’re spending like it’s free. Because to them, it is.

🕵️‍♂️ The Leaks That Matter

Let’s be clear: the most damning revelations aren’t coming from watchdogs or opposition figures. They’re coming from inside the machine. People who work for Aisha Braveboy, Edward Burroughs, and their campaigns. People who know the truth but can’t speak publicly without losing their jobs. So they speak to me.

This isn’t sabotage. It’s conscience. It’s the quiet rebellion of public servants who refuse to be complicit.

🧭 What Comes Next

The Council is out of control. The budget is bleeding. And the only thing standing between fiscal collapse and public accountability is the truth. We need audits. We need resignations. We need voters who remember this moment when the crab shells are swept away and the SUVs are parked.

Because this isn’t just a financial emergency. It’s a moral one.

📎 Footnotes

1. FY2025 Approved Budget Overview

https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/management-budget/operating-budget/2025-fiscal-year-approved-budget

2. County Code: Budget and Finance

https://library.municode.com/md/princegeorge'scounty/codes/codeofordinances?nodeId=PTICHPRGECOMACHPRGECOMAARTVIIIBUFI_S817APRE

3. Council Calendar and CR-100/101/102 Introduction

https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx