Park opens second phase of Baker Park renovation
Phase II of a 175000 project begins Saturday at 10 am near Fleming Avenue beside the Edward P. Thomas Jr Memorial Pool. The Friends of Baker Park Play ground Committee and volunteers push a four phase plan to add new playground equipment and benches, with Phase I already installed for ages 2 to 5 near the pool.
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Fleming Avenue
Edward P. Thomas Jr
City Public Works
Park and Recreation Commission
Russ Castle
Fred Eisenhart
Roelkey Myers
Parkway
City of Frederick
Carol Guaccero
FOBP
Bentz Street
Zacharias
Eckstein
West College Terrace
Dean
Anthony White Replaces Fence Slats Along College Avenue
Anthony White disassembles the home fence along College Avenue on Thursday afternoon to replace rot ridden horizontal slats with treated lumber while reusing the vertical slats that remain sound.
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Anthony White
College Avenue
Frederick annexes 626 acres on south east and north
Frederick officials approved the annexation of 626 acres along the citys southern eastern and northern boundaries. The Board of Aldermen voted 41 with Frances Baker opposing to bring 153 acre Hargett Farm into the city with low density residential zoning. Additional annexations included 192 5 acre Garst Farm north of Poole Jones Road and west and south of Opossumtown Pike and 237 acres known as Martz Burkett Bowers Barrick properties around Walter Martz Road north of Poole Jones Road. Unanimous approval covered 43 acres of Bowman Farm at Frederick Municipal Airport and the Monocacy River. The Hargett Farm petitioners agreed to convey 15 acres for an elementary school and to develop in phases if school capacity issues delay development, extending the seven year moratorium on city property tax payments until feasible.
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Baker
Martz, Burkett, Bowers
Education advocates push for county tax hike to fund schools
About 350 people attended the hearing at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School as advocates urged Frederick County Commissioners to approve a 20 cent tax increase to cover the Frederick County Board of Education budget. The board seeks 112 million of its 193 million budget from the county, with state and federal funds filling the rest. Local officials propose 106 million. One speaker noted a home valued at 100 000 would pay 62 more dollars annually. Only Otto Gross opposed, arguing budgets threaten programs without guaranteed outcomes.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Lauren Kremers
Yellow Springs
Monocacy
Thomas
Johnson High School
Commissioners’ Budget Office
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Kim Lewis
Frederick
Frederick housing grant aims to move residents to work
The Housing Authority of the City of Frederick will receive a 467700 federal grant to transition public housing residents from welfare to work. Andrew Cuomo announced the award, noting Frederick is among 45 chosen cities from over 600 applications. Project Alive will provide training, adult education, computer skills, childcare, transportation help, and budgeting workshops to empower participants.
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Housing Authority of the
City of
Frederick
Andrew Cuomo
Housing and Urban Development
Cuomo
Teresa Ham
City Housing Authority
Urbana residents oppose PUD tax district in local effort
Urbana residents at the Urbana Civic Association meeting criticized a bill creating a special tax district for a local planned unit development. Senators Tim Ferguson and Paul Stull and Delegate Frederick Carroll defended their actions, saying they relied on county information after a Feb 13 public hearing at Winchester Hall. Residents felt misled and unheard, with calls for more transparency and accountability.
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Urbana Civic Association
Tim Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
Paul Stull
Frederick
Annapolis
Sue Waterman
Association
Lake Singanore
PUD
Andrew Stanchoff
Ferguson
Stull
Winchester Hall
Montgomery County launches 24/7 victim info hotline VINE
Lt Gov Townsend tours as Montgomery County and State's Attorney Dean announce a 133 720 grant for a pilot Victim Information and Notification Everyday system. The 24 7 hotline updates victims every 10 minutes on attacker status and jail releases to aid domestic violence survivors.
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Rockville
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Montgomery County
Robert J
Americans still active in communities says Pew study
Washington AP reports a Pew Research Center study and Philadelphia case study showing high volunteer rates and social activity. Nearly two thirds volunteered last month and a third attended public affairs meetings last year, with trust levels generally low but civic life still alive. Philadelphia showed lower overall volunteering yet strong local ties and neighbor collaboration potential.
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Washington
Pew Research Center
Philadelpha
Philadelphia
Don Eberly
Commonwealth Foundation
Harvard
Robert Putnam
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