Capital, The (Newspaper) - November 7, 2000, Annapolis, Maryland City's loitering law goes to judge Arundel TITANIC GROWTH Mutual fund manager uses technology statistics to ensure a high return Redskins give 3rd kicker the boot TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7 2000 ANNAPOLIS MD 35 CENTS Deale Safeway clears hurdle III Stafl Writer Armed with a stamp of approval granted yesterday by an dent engineering consultant the county is again poised to approve a controversial Safeway shopping center in Deale Planning and Zoning Officer Denis Canavan now must decide whether to approve the site plan on the condition that Safeway submit a promised smaller design or to wait until those drawings are in hand Either way work won't progress on the square foot shopping center without grading and building permits Those will not be issued until the new drawings are submit ted according to John Morris county spokesman Carlton K Gutschick a partner in the Montgomery County engin firm that studied the project said the county acted properly in examining the project though he had a few questions I believe the project was prop erly reviewed in regard to the existing requirements for the site and that continued processing of the approvals and permits is ate he said Mr Gutschick noted in his report to County Executive Janet S Owens yesterday that he concentrated on the big picture giving some areas a closer look where time permitted I am satisfied Ms Owens said I know this will not satisfy every one but it should allay any reason able concerns that anyone may have had about the regulatory pro cess Amanda Spake president of South Arundel Citizens for Respon sible Development said the group an avid Safeway opponent thinks the county should not rush to approve the plan Safeway made a promise and the county should wait for the real plans she said We are glad though that they ton the time to look at the process Chris Bell president of Green Castle Development Inc Safeway s See SAFEWAY A10 INSIDE CROFTON CCA pares down budget plan M aid in funding Pasca Center B4 4 28 pages CIO Bus E 2 Ca C ass C4 Moves 2 A9 84 CIO C2 Circulation From Kent Island Electoral College By M Gae County Janet S Owens and her David mark their thli morning at Baldwin Memorial United Church In Voter turnout was heavy morning the county but the first top In picking the The final will be by Electoral College on Dec IS For a story on today i voter turnout tee Page Cl Presidency may not depend on popular vote VOTE The polls are open for Election Day i today from 7 to 8 p.m Anyone with questions about the election or their polling places should call the county Board Of Elections at BIDDER NEWS Your part the voting part is Step 1 on the long road to electing a president Over the next few weeks absentee ballots must be counted certified the Electoral ing 10 electors from Maryland will decide who the next president will be Finally Vice President Al fiore in his role as president uf the T S will be notified of the outcome in each state He will be told by registered mail that either he or Texas VV Bush has been elected When the polls close tonight in cases where vote counting is computerized punch cards are rur through tabulators m local election districts But voting is not uniform the nation It's slower in areas that still use paper Millions of tee must be counted too and that take W h e r e e a n J however the votes ire -ist i he malte their way to election boards which send them along to the state level The enrt there collection of electors who make up the Electoral College will meet in Annapolis and other slate capitals around the nation to actually elect the new president Each state is allowed to have as many electors as it has representatives to Confess In Maryland's case that's 10 See VOTE Page A 10 gets Bay Bridge BWI slated for projects By THERESA SlatT Writer Whether by car truck bus or plane huge changes are in store for county commuters courtesy of an ambitious 7 billion tation plan unveiled yesterday by state officials Major facelifts ire slated for the Bay Bridge Baltimore Washington International Airport and for highways from to Brooklyn Park To get an idea of the scope of the work consider that Anne Arundel County projects make up more than 30 percent of the state's record 6 billion draft six year capital transportation spending plan Construction will begin next year on million of work alone including 25 highway proj ects and 115 airport projects are overjoyed said County Executive Janet S Owens We're lying high On highways the six year capi tal plan increased spending more than rtu percent jumping from million last year to million according to Parker Williams state highway adminis We re very pleased al this increase in our capital program and it s positive effect on Anne Arundel County state Transpor tation Secretary John D Porcari said What it also shows that traffic on state highways in the county and at BWI is increasing exponentially and the work is needed to provide some mill gation to weary travelers Some examples In 10 million people used BWI This year passenger total is expected to reach 20 million and by the end of the j decade the total might be SO million or more Mr said On Route 2 m i daily traffic last vear topped out at 47 KtO vehicles By 2070 it s projected to reach 74 On Route jrom Route to i Route U through the area slated for a study of possible upgrades daily traffic was in IfW By 2020 it's expected to more than double to The transportation meeting was one of 24 departmental briefings around the state fall to intro I the draft plan Transpor tation officials will present a final report to the General in January About 100 people attended the meeting yesterday in Annapolis including of the County IN STORE State officiate of transportation for County M part of program of ttM MM transportation of 2 from Route 214 to south of Virginia In Edgewater will be completed by spring 2002 Construction of Wie missing rampa At the Route 2 Interchange in Parole will begin this summer and be completed by spring 2004 An electronic toll collection system it coming to the Bay Bridge by the of 2001 Express bus service from the Cromwell light rail station in Glen to Annapolis will be added in the next months A total of 115 projects are planned at Baltimore International Airport including including expansion of Piers A and B and adding parking spaces The plan to widen Mountain Road is on hold Use of the reversible lane will continue A million study on an upgrade for a 9 mile stretch of Route 3 between Route 50 and Route 32 win begin m July The study will address safety and capacity concerns I See ROADS A 10 FDA warning causes stores to remove drugs ASSOC PRESS WASHINGTON A number of major drug store chains are pulling dozens of over the counter cold rem and diet pills from their shelves after the government warned that an ingredient could cause hemorrhage strokes es in women The Food and Drug ration issued an unusually strong warning yesterday telling Americans to immediately quit us i n u co n t a i n i p or which i- found I dozens of other rounter medicines The which intends to ban the ingredient asked manufacturers voluntarily to stop gelling containing drugs immediately and to replace the in- with a Rite Aid with nine of its 1800 drug stores nationwide in Arundel County soon will begin posting and ing products with spokesman Jody Cook said We would advise our customers to check with the pharmacist about the she said VS Pharmacy with II of its 4 100 stores in Anne Arundel and Walgreen Co with stores made similar announcements Dr the FDA chief said buyers should be alert for PPA in the ingredient list of cold relievers both brand names and or store brands and instead choose with the safe alternative pseudoephedrine or use nasal Over the counter alternatives do not exist for diet pills however so dieters will have to consult doctors abotif tives said Healthcare New PPA will head for store shelves next week with pill versions to follow Also some are selling containing of its Robitussin K product and some selling a new formula in boxes with a yellow band ham Healthcare said people should not A10
