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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1978
Page
4
Walkersville officials discuss annexation as a means to fund water and sewer expansions and expand the tax base. Bourland notes the town would avoid large water bill increases, ensure adequate sewer capacity, and seek light industry and commercial growth while avoiding becoming a bedroom community.
Walkersville officials unveil a comprehensive annexation proposal to include surrounding land, aiming to control growth, preserve community character, and expand services with minimized tax impact. The plan, tied to regional drainage basins, would add town water and police while avoiding piecemeal boundaries.
State officials announce two hearings on I 70 design changes including two lanes 36 feet wide with 10 foot outside and median shoulders and a 50 or 74 foot median. Right‑of‑way width must be at least 300 feet. Testimony sought from individuals and organizations with witness lists due by June 5. Written statements accepted until June 22.
The Frederick County advisory committee for the Adult Basic Education program will convene at the Board of Education Building Board Room first floor at 2 p.m. Tuesday April 25. The session will cover the status of CABLE Car the mobile unit and plan the fall schedule for adult education.
Sen Charles McC Mathias Jr proposes a set of bills to shift urban policy from federal programs to private sector action. The package targets cities with high unemployment and includes a three year tax deduction for firms hiring long unemployed urban residents, a raised capital investment tax credit in large cities with unemployment above 6.5 percent, and a higher ceiling on tax free industrial revenue bonds from 5 million to 50 million.
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce has begun a new county directory of business and industrial firms to be completed by July 15. It will list all businesses with addresses phone numbers classifications and employment data plus an Industrial Facts section. An outside firm is collecting data and sending update cards by email to all county businesses urging return at no charge.
Comprehensive 1962 plan focuses on downtown growth including Holiday Inn Holiday Cinema and Key Chevrolet Cadillac facility. Officials discuss zoning changes water supply concerns and public meetings while approving park corridor reviews and a one year lease to Community Commons for the former Exxon site. Public works parking tweaks and new bus routes accompany bids and approvals for street upgrades and minor city projects.
A 24 hour fire log lists calls for fires at Rt 85 Adamstown and 108 Boundary Ave Thurmont with various departments responding. Additional entries note a house fire at 223 Dill Ave and a 7 02 pm 1 White Pine Drive investigation. Ambulance calls and hospital discharges for Frederick area residents are also recorded, naming multiple individuals and towns.
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