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"We're here not only tearing down something, but we're also building something up," Johnson said.
Johnson acknowledged Sam Parker , his nominee to chair the county's Planning Board, in the audience. "I think his presence shows the type of leadership that we are going to have" on the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Prince George's and Montgomery planning boards' umbrella organization, he said. If approved, Parker also would serve as chairman of the umbrella group.
Carl Williams , head of the St. Paul Community Development Corp., said Dean was integral in getting the project, which received a $600,000 loan from the county, approved. He described him as a friend and "the best council member on the County Council."
"This is a coup for Prince George's County," Dean said. "This is what happens when we all work together."
Dean does not represent the area of Capital Heights where the condominiums will be built but said he attended because the council realizes that there is a "blurring of the lines" in Prince George's, adding that he believes the county's future would be based on how well such established communities do.
Of course, Dean's appearance continued to spur the talk that he may be considering a run for county executive. Dean denies the talk. "I've heard those same rumors," he said.
Campaign Finance Trouble
Four Prince George's County residents, including two connected to Johnson and one connected to the County Council, have been charged with failing to file timely campaign finance reports to the state Board of Elections.
The Maryland state prosecutor filed the charges in Anne Arundel County District Court against Wilbert Wilson of Mitchellville, Shailender K. Gupta of Greenbelt and Marva Jo Camp and Ernestine A. Camp , both of Mitchellville.
Wilson, chairman of Johnson's Vision for 2006 campaign, and Gupta, the campaign's treasurer, allegedly failed to file reports for a political action committee. Camp, who is a lobbyist for the County Council, failed to file reports for Friends of Marva Jo Camp, according to the state election board.
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