The County Charter allows the County Executive to enter into contracts unilaterally without the County Council or public hearings if the contract is for events held within one year of the signed date of the contract. Julie Giordano signed this MOU/Contract with Live Wire Media LLC. for 364 days, one day short of the year which would have required her to hold public hearings. She has clearly stated on record that her intention is to hold the events in order to show that it is successful without any input from affected stakeholders.

This is the very definition of "ask for forgiveness, not permission." By doing so, she is changing the face of the property by adding trails, building obstacle courses, and converting the space to "the ultimate 4x4 playground." All of this with no input from the residential communities affected or the county residents who have long desired a park with water activities, hiking, disc golf and pickleball courts. A decision on the highest and best use for such a valuable piece of land that was received through a donation for recreational and surface mining purposes should be made with input from the public. Taxpayers of Wicomico County deserve to be heard on this issue. The video (starting about 49 minutes in) is the portion of the Open Work Session of 12/05/2023 where Julie Giordano and LiveWire LLC speaks of using this loophole.