Bills honoring Raskin’s son, expanding broadband signed into law
Plus: Montgomery Parks to expand powerline trail from Germantown to Bethesda; Police, Pathfinders for Autism partner on driving safety program
April 14, 2021 | 8:15 am
April 14, 2021
Bills honoring Raskin’s son, expanding broadband signed into law
Maryland honored the late son of Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Tuesday by enacting a law that allows people with mental health concerns to opt in to wellness checks, one of dozens of bills during the General Assembly’s just-concluded 90-day session.
The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act expands access to the state’s 211 system and allows people in mental distress to request periodic phone calls from a team staffing a crisis hotline. It honors Raskin’s son, Tommy, 25, who died by suicide late last year. [Washington Post]
Montgomery Parks to Expand Powerline Trail from Germantown to Bethesda
Montgomery Parks will expand the Powerline Trail to connect South Germantown Recreational Park and Cabin John Regional Park.
The park service has received $10 million in funding from the state of Maryland to make renovations to the Powerline Trail.
The path currently is six miles of natural terrain that connects South Germantown Recreational Park to Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park. Once construction begins in 2022, the trails will stretch 13 miles and be made up of both natural and paved trails. A surfaced trail will eventually run from Muddy Branch Trailhead to Cabin John Regional Park.