Frederick 250th Picnic Committee Plans Sept Parade Event
Members of the 250th Town Picnic Committee meet to finalize Frederick’s 250th anniversary Town Picnic and Birthday Celebration set for Saturday September 9 in Baker Park after the 250th anniversary parade. The group includes John Fieseler Jim Robbins Deidre Lewis Marty Mercer general chairman Tricia Kummerow Bill Mohan Pat Norberg Ronnie Osterman John Grove Beth Gura and others.
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Baker Park
John Fieseler
Jim Robbins
Deidre Lewis
Marty Mercer
Tricia Kummerow
Bill Mohan
Pat Norberg
Ronnie Osterman
John Grove
Beth Gura
Rockville jail plan cost study favors new Site 30 facility
A report by Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget shows expanding the Seven Locks Road jail would cost more overall than building a new facility at Site 30 in Clarksburg. Despite lower construction costs for expansion, higher operating expenses make the Site 30 option cheaper through 2020, per County Executive Douglas Duncan. The public safety committee chair Betty Ann Krahnke awaits further action.
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Duncan
Jeane Onufry
Baltimore area gun shops fuel crime wave study says
A federal ATF study finds 82 percent of crimes involve handguns with 38 caliber and 9 mm pistols most common. Seven metro shops, including Baltimore Gunsmith Co and Northeast Gun & Pawn, supplied about 45 percent of traced guns to criminals. The report notes many guns move from legitimate buyers to criminals in Baltimore and nearby counties.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Baltimore Gunsmith Co
Northeast Gun & Pawn Shop
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Planning commission approves towers and antennas in Frederick
Frederick planning commission approves a text amendment allowing illumination towers and antennas on city water towers by a 3 to 1 vote after workshops and hearings. Commissioner Williams raises concerns about definitions, visual clutter, and the 12 month removal condition before the mayor and board vote.
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Frederick
APC
Christine K. McSherry
Michael Williams
Williams
Summers
Sally
Murphy
Hall
Roads board weighs Ballenger Pike safety study
The Frederick County Roads Board discussed safety on Ballenger Creek Pike due to rising residences, a school and traffic. Thomas C. Michael of Eastalco Aluminum Buckeystown cited studies showing private vehicles, not trucks, cause the danger and a possible bypass was floated. Audience members cited Crow Rock Road hazards near bus pickup while planners said speed signs and a pole move are planned. bridge upgrades aren’t funded until fiscal 1998.
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Ballenger Creek Pike
Frederick County Roads Board
Thomas C. Michael
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Buckeystown
Eustalco
Maryland
Crow Rock Road
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