County targets hold on tax rate as hearing set
Frederick County Commissioners announced no tax rate hike, advertising a constant yield rate of 2.22 per 100 to keep revenue flat or cut. Current rate remains 2.26, with a public hearing scheduled for Thursday May 6. Allocations discussion covered 15 million in requests, 8.7 million unallocated, prioritizing cheaper appeals and delaying school board and college requests.
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Frederick County
Frederick Community College
NATO Troops and Helicopters Move Toward Albania
U S troops and helicopters head toward Albania to bolster NATO operations against Yugoslav ground forces as Romania and Bulgaria permit airspace use. The Kosovo refugee crisis worsens with up to 640000 ethnic Albanians expelled, while NATO warns of Milosevic's civilian toll.
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Spain
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Javier Solana
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Brussels
Belgium
Macedonia
No Man's Land
Primtina
Market Booming for Local Real Estate Sales Rise in Frederick County
The Frederick County real estate market remains strong after a record 1948 with existing home sales up about 9 percent year over year and quarterly prices higher. Realtors, led by Marla Johnson of the Maryland Real Estate Group, cite a tight inventory and pent up demand as drivers of continued activity and limited listings.
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Frederick County Association of Realtors
Maryland Real Estate Group
Frederick County
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Maryland
TAT
Hames
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Mittiner
Golden Mie
Foster Rea
Haste
Israeli proposal to move Sheinbein murder trial to U.S.
Montgomery County official proposes trying Samuel Sheinbein under Israeli law in Maryland or at the Israeli embassy in Washington to speed fairness and reduce costs. If convicted, sentence would be served in Israel. First trial date May 16 for murder with intent to kill.
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Rockville, Md
Montgomery County
Samuel Sheinbein
Washington
Maryland
Douglas Gansler
Sheinbein
Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr
Aspen Hill
Israel
Gansler
Israeli Supreme Court
Wheaton
Tello
Samuel
Redistricting Proposal Shifts Students to Wolfsville and Myersville
Myersville-Wolfsville plan would move about 50 students to Wolfsville Elementary in September 2000 to match a 125 seat addition. Public comments welcome at 6 p.m. May 5. The proposal affects families along Pleasant Walk Scravel Easterday Ward Kline East Church Hill Crow Rock roads and Church Hill Road north of East Church Hill Road and Wolfsville Road near Harmony Road. Fifth graders may finish at Myersville with transport, siblings join for one year, and future kindergartners may opt to attend Wolfsville with transport. Wolfsville enrollment would reach about 187 students, Myersville about 568. Wolfsville would be 89 percent and Myersville 104 percent of capacity in 2000.
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Myersville
Wolfsville
Board of Education
Pleasant Walk
Scravel
Easterday
Ward Kline
East Church Hill
Crow Rock Roads
Church Hill Road
East Church Hill Road
Wolfsville Road
Harmony Road
Myersville Elementary
Car hits pole causes citywide Frederick power outage
A single car struck a power pole on New Design Road Monday afternoon, cutting power to many parts of Frederick City. Traffic signals were out and congestion built on multiple streets as crews restored electricity after about an hour.
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New Design Road
Frederick City
Fort Detrick Wins 200000 ACCE Award in 1999
Fort Detrick will receive a 200000 award next month as a winner in the 1999 Army Community of Excellence competition. Dettrick was among 13 winners from more than 100 Army installations. Commander Maj. Gen. John Parker praised the garrison’s effort and a Pentagon ceremony is set for May 6. A Detrick team will decide how to spend the prize money.
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Fort Detrick
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Eileen Mitchell
U.S. Army
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ACOE
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Pentagon
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Playground labor of love brings two令 playgrounds to Frederick
Co chairwomen Jana Sheffer and Keating led Friends of Baker Park to complete two new playgrounds in Frederick during eight years of volunteer work. A brick fence near Bentz Street’s William C. Gardner Recreation Center was built to improve safety, with dedication scheduled for Saturday. The effort aligns with America’s Promise goals to improve children’s welfare, begun with bake sales of the project.
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Jana Sheffer
Keating
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Jen
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Ms. Sheffer
America
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