Frederick County Considers Impact Fee Increase to 5.2 Million
Frederick County commissioners move toward a county impact fee hike set to yield about 5.2 million annually, increasing new single family home fees to 4,360 from 3,000. They seek updated Tischler data, assess broader growth costs, and may extend fees to libraries, fire stations, roads and parks.
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Tischler
David Gray
John L. Thompson Jr
Jan Gardner
Commisoners
Tischler & Associates
Shaw
Tisehler
Eleven year old with alopecia to testify before Congress
Jacqueline Omenitsch an 11 year old Middletown Middle School student Testifies before a House subcommittee seeking more alopecia research funds. She has lived bald since 18 months old and explains alopecia is an autoimmune hair loss condition. She attends conferences with other affected children and manages school life despite teasing.
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Jacqueline Omenitsch
U.S. Congress
Jacqueline
Middletown Middle School
Congress
House
Widdletown
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
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Shell
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Air quality linked Frederick County cancer risk rises
An Environmental Defense Fund analysis of EPA data finds about 150,208 residents in Frederick County face a cancer risk from air pollutants at least 100 times the Clean Air Act level. The study places the county in the nation’s worst 20 percent, driven mainly by mobile sources like cars and trucks, with 60 percent of pollution from mobile sources and 2 percent from heavy industry. The EPA cautions data limitations for small areas and older data from 1990.
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Mid-Atlantic
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
Maryland
Frederick
Karen Florini
Growth crowding Middletown Valley sparks debate on traffic
Middletown residents and officials gathered at a PTA forum to address overcrowded schools and traffic along U S 40A. urban planner Scott Parker warned that new interchanges could sprawl development, while residents urged anti growth action and state audits of Frederick County planning to ensure accountability. Local officials and lawmakers from the area discussed Smart Growth efforts and funding for the I 70 270 interchange and other county projects.
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Middletown
Middletown Valley
PTA
Burgess William Thompson
Hollow Road
Scott Parker
Fountaindale
Montgomery County
Louise Snodgrass
Sue Hecht
Alex Mooney
Etate
Frederick County
Linda Adams
Dan Bernazani
Virginia
Snodgrass
Maryland
Thompson
U.S
Paul Sarbanes
Sarbanes
Israel Minorities Talk At Hood College Lecture
A free lecture on Israel and Middle East minorities will be held April 23 at Hood College Coblentz Hall from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Bahry Mansour, an Israeli of Druze heritage, will share firsthand insights and discuss the Druze community in Israel, loyalty to the country, and Mansour’s roles in youth leadership and the Israeli military. Contact Dr Kiran Chadda at Hood for more information.
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Coblentz Hall
Bahry Mansour
Mansour
B'nai B'rith
North America
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Jewish Student Union
Kiran Chadda
Hood
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