That leaves the County Council with an opportunity to adopt a shining example that can be emulated by the state's other counties - and perhaps eventually the Maryland General Assembly, which nearly approved such a measure in 2008, only to see it fall apart in the rush at the end of the 90-day legislative session. County Executive James T. Smith Jr.'s proposed restrictions on scrap processors would make it much harder for criminals to sell their ill-gotten gains - or at least less lucrative if they have to travel far to make any sale.
Readers respond
Another common sense reform by Jim Smith. I'm in the insurance industry and reforms like this save us all money.
