Commission Proposes Higher Permit Fees in Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners consider raising building permit and related fees to cover 75 percent of costs, up from 59 percent. Last year fees netted 464,066 while actual work cost 785,980. Proposal would raise the average home permit by about one third, potentially passed to buyers.
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Commission
Frederick
Frederick County
Peter Eckel
Eckel
Iekel
Sterling EB. Bollinger
Division of Public Works
Public Works Division
Mark L. Hake
Frederick County Sanitarian Shortage Strains Water and Sewer Branch
The Water and Sewer Branch faces a 50 percent surge in percolation tests inspections and septic reviews, with 12 sanitarians and a part time engineer handling demand. Delays frustrate homeowners and builders as staff juggle plats forms and calls, while hiring bottlenecks and budget gaps complicate relief efforts.
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Water and Sewer Branch
Woods
Thomas Mohler
Pve
Mohler
Ralph Brown
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Robert Dutrow
Percolation Test Details for Septic Site Evaluation
Water and Sewer Branch Supervisor explains percolation testing on lots of record for septic design. After lot survey and Health Department plan approval, a field sanitarian inspects soil type depth to bedrock and water table, then conducts a two to three hole test using a 7 inch water fill and records pre soak and perc rates between two and thirty minutes.
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Water and Sewer Branch
Thomas Mohler
Health Department
County approves 75 percent recovery permit fees plan
Hoke and three commissioners back a 75 percent recovery setup to fund planning and permitting. Site plans would jump to 75 dollars, water sewer plan changes to 563, preliminary plat fees to 150, and rezoning applications to 113. Planning staff noted higher workload for 200 acre developments while the permits department allocated 94 percent of its budget to permit activities.
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James Ri. Shaw
Bickel
Permits and Inspection Department
Health Department
Computer Club Meet at Walkersville High April 28
FACE of Md Frederick Atari Computer Enthusiasts will hold its next meeting on April 28 at 7 p.m. in Walkersville Senior High School lecture room B. The event features a brief business meeting, demonstrations of Alladin disk magazine, Degis Elite, and King Tut's Tomb. For details contact Mike Kerwin or John Maschmeier.
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Face of Md
Frederick Atari Computer Enthusiasts
Walkersville Senior High School
FACE
Atari
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