Legislature OKs bill to save farmland in Maryland
The Maryland General Assembly approved two farmland preservation bills to reform land valuation for easements and boost county flexibility and funding. The measures aim to curb development pressure by paying farmers more for easements, reflecting true land value between farming and development, and expanding program reach.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Bernard Fowler
St. Mary’s
Senate
Fowler
Moore
House
Prince George’s
John Cade
Anne Arundel
Cade
Prince George’s County
Maryland
Brunswick seeks 900000 grant for utility upgrades
Brunswick officials decided to pursue a 900000 grant instead of a loan for infiltration and inflow system work. Town administrator Leona Sauser says debt would burden users, with project costs pegged at 23 million and phased improvements planned. Mayor Fauntleroy notes the inflow problem is serious, citing rainfall spikes that overwhelmed the plant, handling 942000 gallons versus 350000 on a dry day.
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Brunswick
Maryland Department of the Environment
Leona Sauser
Ms. Sauser
Susan Fauntleroy
U.S. seeks buildings for annex and post offices
The Postal Service searches Frederick for a 2-carrier annex site and Buckeystown and Lisbon Cooksville post office locations. Target areas include Md. 85 corridors, Shookstown Road to Lime Kiln Road, and Md. 144 between Cooksville and Lisbon. Five-year leases with renewal options.
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Frederick
Buckeystown
Lisbon
Cooksville
Postal Service
Irene A. Lericos
Frederick Annex
Shookstown Road
U.S. 15
Old Baltimore National Pike
Waverly Drive
21717
Lime Kiln Road
Fingerboard Road
Glenwood
Lericos
MD. 144
Howard County
AIDS vaccine offers hope from Johns Hopkins conference
Johns Hopkins experts at the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome conference voiced optimism that a vaccine could be several years away. Animal and human studies show promise in preventing infection and extending life for those with AIDS. Trials include macaques given an SIV vaccine and uninfected humans exposed to HIV coating to stimulate antibodies. Some USC patients improved after Salk vaccine, but experts caution the vaccine is not a cure and real reduction in infection requires behavioral changes.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Tulane University
New Orleans
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Jonas Saik
Mary Lou Clements
Johns Hopkins Center For Immunization Research
Tulane
Dr. Clements
Hopkins
Mr. Clements
Clements
Clarence J. Gibbs
National Institutes of Health
USC
Dr. Salk
Plan Offered to Restart Cumberland Tire Plant
Allegany County officials presented Gov. Schaefer with a revised plan to restart the vacant tire factory in Cumberland. The county would buy the plant for about 1.5 million dollars and let the tire company use the space free, gaining access to other buildings on the 4 acre site. County Commission president Arthur T. Bond said the facility could serve public needs, housing road department operations and office space for state and federal agencies.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Arthur T. Bond
The
Allegany County Commissioners
Recycle Mania Earth Day at Diamond Elementary
Gaithersburg hosts a free April 20 Earth Day musical at Diamond Elementary titled Recycle Mania. The city sponsors the program with a grant from the State School Community Centers Program, using songs and audience participation to stress recycling’s environmental importance.
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Gaithersburg
Diamond Elementary School
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Theodore E. Haas
Louisa Davis
Associated Press
Montgomery
Acart
Rt. 15
Hayward Road
Pieway
Oxford
Jazz Oxford
New Directions
Picway
Picway Shoes
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