Fitzwater, Hough debate myriad topics in Rotary Club of Frederick forum

Frederick County Councilwoman Jessica Fitzwater defended the county’s progress during eight years of charter government, while state Sen. Michael Hough advocated for a course correction, as the two county executive candidates sparred during a forum on Wednesday. Fitzwater and Hough received a list of topics before the forum, which the Rotary Club of Frederick hosted at Dutch’s Daughter. During the event, they each had two minutes to answer questions about topics that included executive leadership experience and the growth of the county government in the last decade.