Maryland counties weigh piggyback tax hike amid bleak outlook
Frederick County Commissioners warned the piggyback income tax rate may rise next year as counties face pressure to fund services. President Ronald Sundergill said tax increases could be necessary, though some commissioners oppose raising property taxes. A hearing on an income tax rise is likely next spring after a panel cited a grim state county outlook.
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Ocean City
Maryland Association of Counties
Frederick County
Ronald Sundergill
Sue Ann Yingling
Ment of Public Works
Yingling
Gail Bowerman
Matthew Creamer
Wicomico County
Maryland
State says MARC won't be downtown
OCEAN CITY The main Frederick station for the proposed MARC commuter rail line will be outside the downtown area state transportation officials said Friday. Transportation secretary James Lighthizer said a downtown terminal could be a secondary site, noting time and gridlock concerns and that Congress has not fully funded the transportation act. County leaders expressed surprise but understood the rationale while still supporting a downtown option as a critical element for Carroll Creek area development.
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Ocean City
Frederick
Transportation
James Lighthizer
Lighthizer
Maryland Association of Counties
Congress
MARC
Point of Rocks
Bruce Reeder
Ronald Sundergill
Carroll Creek
Singapore High School stadium press box collapse hints at failure
Frank Dertzbaugh of Mount Airy based Dertzbaugh Construction and Singanore Boosters Club volunteers labored last week to renovate the stadium press box. The third floor partially collapsed during lifting on Friday morning, a structural failure or cracking noted by Dertzbaugh. No injuries were reported and Assistant Principal Larkin Hunt said the boosters would rebuild in time for school.
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Frank Dertzbaugh
Singanore High School
Dertzbaugh
Mount Airy
Singanore Boosters Club
Larkin Hunt
Boosters Club
Poll shows Bush boost amid recession concerns
A Los Angeles Times poll taken around the Republican National Convention shows President Bush gaining favorable ratings and narrowing Clinton's lead. Clinton remains ahead 46 to 40 percent, with 53 percent viewing Bush favorably. Voters largely see the nation in a recession and are split on whom to vote for. Ross Perot attracts 2 percent.
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Los Angeles
Bush
Los Angeles Times
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Times
Clinton
United States
Courita
Ross Perot
Maryland officers uncover marijuana garden during Weedout operation
Trooper First Class Jim Bonneville and a Maryland State Police helicopter crew locate a marijuana garden beneath a woodland canopy during an extended flight over Frederick County. The team notes about 50 plants and continues patrols along the Potomac corridor, documenting the site for the statewide eradication program.
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Jim Bonneville
Bonneville
Frederick
Maryland
Nabona
Guard Winch
State Drug and Alcohm Abuse Commission
Teel Vear
Tatewins
Fredese
Puuts
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
US 340
Jefferson
Gambrill Mountain
Frederick Municipal Airport
Boomer
Frederick County
Sarcolies Task Force
Larce Carder
Peggy Termime
Taos
Chass
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