County closes Monocacy Bottom Road permanently
Frederick County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to close Monocacy Bottom Road at Bennett Creek to curb litter and trespassing. The action follows a fatal crash near the ford, with a permanent closure planned after temporary measures proved effective. The board also approved replacing the Covell Road bridge with the historic Stauffer Road bridge, and debated bulk trash pickup cost and methods.
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Bennett Creek
Thurmont
Ford
County Public Works
Sarah Burgee
Ong
Covell Road
Little Bennett Creek
Stauffer Road
Maryland Historical Trust
Alan Hudak
Bureau
Highways and Transportation
John
Thompson Jr
Thompson
David Gray
Ona Hogan
Jan Gardner
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Walkersville SHA to tackle Md 194 congestion near Sandstone
Town officials and about 30 residents met with Maryland State Highway Administration engineers to discuss solutions for growing traffic on Md 194 near Sandstone Drive. With a new post office and 265 homes planned at Sun Meadow, options include rerouting Frederick Street or extending Sandstone Drive to better access the post office while restricting Md 194 traffic. The SHA requires a future planning map before evaluating ideas, and a final decision from the town is expected at a later meeting.
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Walkersville
MD 194
State Highway Administration
Sandstone Drive
Sun Meadow
Ralph Whitmore
Planning Commission
Robert Fisher
SHA Distret
Frederck Street
Sandstone
Frederick Street
Vaughn Zimmerman
Fisher
MD. 194
Joseph Cahn
Jim Reid
US Postal Service
Postal Service
Maryland tax season snarls as filers rush to meet deadline
Comptroller office reports only about half of state and local taxes filed by April 1 as Maryland changes tax rules spark confusion. Taxpayers delaying payments, while filers with refunds line up for help at offices and online portals. The HAR Block manager notes not all late filers owe money and hours are extended to assist callers during peak season.
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Schell
Maryland
Golden
IRS
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Police seek 10 percent budget bump for Frederick mayors panel says
The Frederick Police Department asked for about 11 million dollars for fiscal 2000, a roughly 4.1 percent rise over the current 10.1 million budget. Mayor Grimes warned that granting all asks could require an eight cent tax hike. Chief Raffensberger emphasized needs for new positions, vehicles, salaries, and equipment to stay current technologically. The plan includes 400,000 for new positions, 100,000 for vehicles, 300,000 for salaries, 100,000 for supplies, and 100,000 for other gear, with 1.7 million in revenue including an 852,870 grant. The department has 111 sworn officers. The city’s legal services budget requests 399,000 for 2000, up 23 percent from 308,000, plus a 10.5 percent rise excluding salaries.
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Frederick
Jim Grimes
Col Ray Raffensheid
Raffensberger
Grimes
Legal Services Department
Lynn Beard
Don Frost
Frederick public works seeks 10.5 million for 2000
The City of Frederick’s Public Works requests about 10.5 million dollars for fiscal 2000 up from 7.7 million and plans 3 million more for a debt funded parking deck. The department aims to add new vehicles lawn mowers street sweepers and two bucket trucks while pursuing a customer services brochure a city Web page quarterly water and sewer bills and a consumer confidence report.
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Public Works
Fred Eisenhart Jr
Rainy weekend forecast dampens spring warmup
Rain to dampen the weekend with a 70 percent shower chance today and again Sunday. Highs in the 60s, lows 40s to 50s, breezy Saturday, possible thunderstorm today, another rain threat Sunday, followed by partly sunny Monday with similar temperatures.
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