• Public Safety funding has increased by over $40 million, a 25% increase in just three years since Bob took office.
• Purchased new safer public safety radios for Fire, EMS, and Deputies
• Sheriff’s Office –
  • Increased the Sheriff’s annual operating budget from $114 million to $133 million per year (17% increase).
  • Fully-funded the Sheriff’s most recently completed Pay study to keep Deputy salaries in line with other jurisdictions.
  • Funded an additional $17 million in capital funding for Sheriff’s Office building improvements
  • Provided funding for 14 new law enforcement deputies.
  • Added School Resource Officers sufficient to provide every high school and middle school and one per every three elementary schools.
  • Provided substantial equipment upgrades.
• State’s Attorney: Provided record increases in funding from $9 million to $11 million per year, funding additional staffing and significantly raising salaries for prosecutors.
• Volunteer Fire Companies
  • Increased operating funding for Volunteer Fire Companies by 30%
  • Funded $20 million in capital projects for VFC renovations and equipment.
  • Completed construction of the new Belcamp Fire Station
  • Completed design of Whiteford Fire Station and moving toward construction
  • Supported volunteers with additional trainers, purchases of fire fighting gear
  • New cancer screening program for all volunteers
• EMS /Ambulances –
  • Increased the number of county EMS units from 3 to 17, allowing for full 24-7 ambulance coverage of the entire county that is saving lives every day.
  • EMS now meets national performance standards for response times of under 8 minutes.
  • Implemented Whole Blood Program that is saving lives
• Dispatch Center - Upgraded our 911 Dispatch Center to ensure a rapid response every time and to minimize stress on staff.
• Security Cameras & Drones –
  • In response to Rachel Morin on Ma & Pa trail, installed security cameras along the major section of that trail.
  • Installed security cameras in high crime areas in Edgewood
  • Purchased American made drones to support our police and all first responders.

• Highest education funding in county history for Harford County Public Schools in FY26 - $348 million. (Plus, an additional $3 million for teacher pensions)
• The county is on track to increase starting teacher salaries to $60,000, as required by the state.
• Increased schools’ annual operating funding during the Cassilly administration by 8%, while student enrollment has declined.
• Funded an additional $139 million in capital projects for new schools, renovations, and equipment.
• Appointed conservative leadership to the school board
• Increased the “impact fee” for education that shifts to developers a greater share of the increased costs of new schools.
• Worked with our public schools to create the number 1 student apprenticeship program in the state

• Stopped construction of Mega Warehouse Distribution Centers that imposed considerable negative impacts on surrounding communities (traffic, air pollution, noise), consumed vast quantities of open land, and offered little in the way quality of jobs.
• Stopped development of high-density housing in B-3 zoning areas outside of urban centers.
• Acquired easements on 4,261 acres of farmland through our Agricultural Preservation to ensure those properties will remain farmland
• Preserved 129 acres of open space through Program Open Space
• Completed 36 stream restoration projects totaling 700 acres
• Pushed though the final approvals for the Woodley Road extension that will divert truck traffic around Perryman

• During the Cassilly administration, Harford businesses have added 860 new jobs and made $646.3M in capital investments.
• Shifted Harford’s economic development strategy away from rapid land development of warehouses and high density residential countywide. The new focus is on high tech manufacturing along the I-95 corridor, capable of providing well-paying jobs for our local graduates.
• Created a new stand-alone Department of Economic Development near the County Executive’s office and staffed it with seasoned professionals.
• Agriculture –
  • Employed the County’s first full-time agriculture coordinator who works with farmers, schools, and agriculture suppliers to address their unique challenges.
  • Adopted a new agricultural preservation code that provides increased flexibility to expand the number of farms eligible for preservation.
  • Created Ag start-up & expansion grants for local farmers.
• Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)–
  • The County Executive has frequent contact with the APG senior commander to enhance mutual support
    • Bob lobbied legislators in both Washington, D.C., and Annapolis in support of APG initiatives
  • Harford opened a branch office on APG to better coordinate our efforts with APG and defense contractors.
  • Harford sponsored a defense and technology job fair that hosted more than 225 candidates for 37 defense contractors
• Tourism – The county removed a failed and discredited tourism program and transformed the county’s tourism support entity into a first-rate operation that is winning praise from both tourists and the tourism industry.
• Small Business –
  • Created a low interest loan program to provide new businesses with greater access to capital.
  • Conduct training seminars to educate businesses on changes to laws and regulations.
• Business Navigator – Created a business navigator position to track permitting process for businesses to ensure that business permits are processed without undue delay.
• Leveraged federal and state grants to support redevelopment of aging businesses and neighborhoods along Route 40.

• Bob’s efforts are not driven by paybacks, political contributions, or cronyism. He will continue to do what’s right for Harford, which means everyone plays by the same rules.
• The county went to court to defended the county charter prohibitions on allowing those employed by state or county government from serving on the county council because allowing government unions a seat on the county council as they debate funding those union employees is an obvious conflict of interest and a recipe for fiscal disaster.
• When Council President Vincenti sought to defund the attorney for the County Board of Ethics to shield his ally, councilman Penman, Bob’s law office took them to court and was successful in maintaining funding for the board’s attorney.
• Standing up for the people, not allowing special privileges, and not caving to demands from the good old boys has resulted in endless false allegations, all carried prominently by the media, that we engaged in wiretapping, misappropriation, forgery, and more.

• Established the state’s first PFAS Taskforce
• First county to have its own PFAS certified testing lab
• Defeated Bill 24-037: Liquor Stores & Cannabis dispensaries near residential neighborhoods.

• Created State Highway coordination team between State Highway Administration and Harford County. This has greatly improving timing of traffic lights along major corridors of Route 24 and Route 1 and intersections throughout the county to improve traffic flow and minimize driver frustration.
• Funded state’s portion of Route 23 at Grafton Shop Road intersection safety project to overcome funding delays
• Constructed of innovative roundabout at Bel Air South Parkway to expedite construction and save costs

• Construction is well underway to complete the final section of the Ma & Pa Trail by March of 2026, creating an amazing 8-mile trail connecting Fallston, Bel Air and Forest Hill.
• Initiated expansion of a Ma & Pa Trail spur from Vale Road to Tollgate Road
• Initiated planning for recreation centers in Aberdeen and Joppatowne
• Oakington Peninsula Park, on the waterfront between Havre de Grace & Aberdeen, now includes a total of 1,400 acres of preserved open space. The master plan for public use of this park is completed and trail construction will begin this year.
• Completed feasibility study to extend the Susquehanna River trail from Conowingo to Lapidum.
• Opened 12 additional pickle ball courts county wide in 2024
• Supported increases in county recreation programs countywide for citizens of all ages
• Major renovations to the Emmorton Recreation center are underway
• Completed upgrades and repairs to ballfields and recreation centers countywide.
• Purchased additional land adjacent to Ceder Lane Park to alleviate traffic concerns

• This national and state award winning program leverages federal and state grants to address the unique opportunities and challenges of the Edgewood and Joppatowne communities.

The program has brought in over $4M in grants to improve infrastructure: parks, roadways, businesses, community centers, walkways, ballfields, purchased a street sweeper with a weekly maintenance route, funded youth summer camps, improved transit options, and more.