A snippet of news from Maryland today is the stuff that dream Morning Roundup’s are made up. Funny and off-kilter, but real. It seems that some Maryland residents are a little peeved at what has come to be known as the state’s “flush tax,” writes WTOP. In order to raise money to upgrade the state’s sewage treatment plants to protect the vulnerable Chesapeake Bay from pollutants, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich this year endorsed a new tax on septic and public sewage systems. As one official diplomatically put it: “We have a saying around here: ‘You pee, you poo, you pay.’ The three P’s, you know?” The new tax — whose $30 tab has riled some residents in Charles County — is expected to raise $60 to $70 million for the state’s 66 major sewage treatment plants.

Stadium News in Review: Following the Friday afternoon announcement that MLB officials and the District had agreed to the terms of a lease for the new stadium for the Washington Nationals, the Washington Times on Saturday detailed the terms of the 140-page document. In it, the city is granted 250,000 tickets each year at a 25 percent discount and 8,000 free tickets for under-privileged youth, $20 million to cover contingencies, and a promise that if the team were to move the league would have to pay the District $535 million plus interest. The stadium’s construction budget remains in question, though, as the Post wrote on Sunday. In September 2004, the stadium was estimated to cost $435 million, a price-tag which has since risen to over $700 million and may threaten plans for the South Capitol Street site.

Network of Toll Lanes Future of Commuting: Do you often imagine traffic-free commutes? Officials, planners, and private entrepreneurs in Maryland and Virginia do, but it could cost you as much as $1 a mile, writes the Post. Both states are implementing and considering further express toll lanes on some of their busiest routes, whose tolls rise with demand and that would be owned and operated by private firms. The toll lanes would mark a radical departure from traditional highway construction and operation, some say, but may be the only way to decrease the headache-inducing traffic that plagues the region.

Iraqi Polling Station to Open in Virginia: Iraq’s electoral authorities have announced that they will open a voting station in McLean for Iraqi citizens wishing to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 15, reports WJLA. Some 3,000 Iraqis live along the East Coast, and will be able to vote from Tuesday to Thursday at the Best Western Hotel on Westpark Road.

Briefly Noted: Suspect who shot District police officer at large … D.C. United pitches new stadium to Ward 8 … District prescription drug law to take effect this week … Famous chair returned to Ford’s Theatre … AMA accused of deceiving D.C. City Council.

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