Selling off county-owned land to fund renovations and the purchase of space in Columbia is a “short-sighted” solution for the county?s office space needs, said critics of Howard County Executive Ken Ulman?s plan.

“To sell off government property because we have no use for it now could be leading us to problems in the future as our population continues to grow and more government services are needed,” Columbia resident John Bailey said at a recent hearing on the capital budget.