(AP) Commissioners in a Maryland county are looking to repeal a 2013 ordinance that made English the official language of the community.
The Carroll County Times reports the Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to hold a public hearing about undoing the law.
The county attorney says the ordinance requires all county documents and public business to be written or conducted in English only.
He says the intent was to avoid unnecessary translation costs, though he said there's no indication that happened.
District 5 Rep. Haven Shoemaker said the ordinance was his idea and that “we just want folks to assimilate.” District 3 Rep. Dennis Frazier contends the ordinance is “divisive."
