For over five years I have worked on behalf of not only constituents living in my district but also for citizens living in other areas of the county regarding zoning issues. I have provided a concerned ear to the property owner who felt abandoned by their elected representatives and felt abused, intimidated and harassed far too often by a planning and zoning process that has become adversarial to the citizens of Anne Arundel County.

Over the years, there have been many firsthand accounts that confirm the current policies and procedures used by county planning and zoning are adversarial and combative. For example there are stories of...