Mount Airy Council to name cluster option zoning panel
Mount Airy moves to name a cluster option zoning committee and imposes a nine month moratorium on cluster subdivisions after a unanimous council vote. The panel will decide whether to drop the option or rewrite the ordinance to give the council more authority over cluster developments.
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Mount Airy
Lewis C. Dixon
Planning Commission
H. R
Mac’ Molesworth
Dixon
Molesworth
C. Mason Wilburn
Walking tours of Frederick debut guided historic district walks
Frederick’s downtown Visitor Information Center launched a 90 minute guided walking tour of the Historic District led by four Tourism Council of Frederick County staffers. Tours cover Church Street churches Court Square Market and Patrick Streets and highlight the city’s founding growth key historic events architecture and 18th and 19th century homes. Residents and businesses are urged to share this service with visitors from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Tourism Council
Calvin
Cy” Barigis
Kay Morrow
Tourism Council of
Frederick County
Church Street
Architec
Court Square
Market
Patrick Streets
Frederick City
Margaret
Peg) Robinson
Caryn Gove
Anita Burcham
E. Church St
Rose Hill Manor
City council debates annexation and police reform
City official Young criticizes county commissioners for blocking a Frederick City annexation plan and notes efforts by the Council of Governments. He cites cooperation as key while commending Bollinger on sewer service talks. The walk through a new sewer contract for Walkersville awaits joint review. Crum resigns amid morale and administration disputes, and charges against Chief Ashton prompt ACLU review over public statements ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Governments
Frederick
Young
Paul L.) Crum (Jr
Sterling E. Bollinger
Walkersville
Board of Public Works
Pfc
William Crum
Board of Aldermen
Crum
Police Commission
Richard J
Ashton
The
American Civil Liberties Union
City Planning Faces Annexation Debate And Tax District Talks
Aldermen Virts pressed reexamination as Metro dissolves while Murphy learns Planning Commission and Public Works will publish findings soon. Young says the city plan will require annexing logical drainage areas, with certain jointly served zones needing special legislation. Virts favors cost-based solutions over special laws and warns special taxing districts could raise county taxes. He notes education costs dominate county funding. Young cites data suggesting city share in school system may be lower than believed. SAFE BOATING cautions owners to test engines and carry fuel before trips to avoid tow-ins or worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virts
Metro
Murphy
County Planning Commission
Department of Public Works
Young
County officials weigh plant costs and future water system plan
Commissioners debate the Ballenger plant and a yet unplanned water system. Dorsey schedules a meeting for April 7 to discuss county takeover and residents tax fears. Webb of the Runtan Club urges clear plans for multi million dollar facility on the Maryland Virginia border, while residents seek answers about costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inger
Edgar C. Wirts Jr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Dick Zimmerman
Dick and
Dorsey
Donald L. Lewis
Point of Rocks
James Webb
The
Runtan Club
Maryland-Virginia
Webb
Metropolitan Commission
Point of Rocks Ruritan Center
Valley Land Investors
Middletown
Cone Branch
Frank Rothenhoefer
Pat Koogle
Eustalco
Russell Glass Studio duo to appear on Panorama show
Jim and Ruth Russell, stained glass craftsmen and owners of Russell Glass Studio in Frederick, will be featured guests on WTTG Channel 5 Panorama on Thursday April 6. They will display stained glass works on the set, discuss the Sugarloaf Mountain Works third annual Arts and Crafts Festival at the Montgomery County Fairground, and Mr Russell will demonstrate his craft around 12 15 p m after the noon news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim and
Ruth Russell
Russell Glass Studio
North Market Street
Frederick
WTTG
Channel 5
Russells
Montgomery County Fairground
Russell
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Ralph Arvin
Jefferson
Maryland
R. Delaine Hobbs
Divon
Carroll County
David C. Smith
Woodward
Council and Planning Commission
Hobbs
Wilburn
Main Street
Prospect Avenue
Buffalo Road
Carroll Avenue
Frederick Avenue
Bartgis
Sania Maher
Margaret Robinson
Sandra Mettetal
Nick Wood
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Ballenger
Donald J. Kunkoski
Amber Meadows
Call Loa, Inc
Kefauver Realty Associates
Laurel
Frederick, MD
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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