17 Dec 1996
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1996
Page
1
Frederick County commissioners push to dictate Humane Society policies and procedures as a contract renewal stalls. The noncounty group handles cat euthanasia under a separate agreement, while officials push for final county oversight over rules and operations.
Advocates for Homeless Families plans to relocate to 269 W Patrick St within six months after spending 200000 to acquire and rehabilitate the property. The new 7400 square foot garage conversion will provide housing for two more families and expand their two current offices. The Planning Commission approved the final site plan, and the Board of Zoning Appeals signed off, with HUD funding pending continuation on Page A-4.
Frederick mayor Jim Grimes and the board of aldermen face a Thursday hearing on a plan to raise Weinberg Center ticket prices. Local theater groups plan to protest while Jade Wu, center director, cites a 75 cent per transaction fee charged to card users as discriminatory and a $700 weekly loss since fees stopped.
Tabitha Trammell entered a Baltimore WJZ contest and left a heartfelt message asking for a doll for her 4 year-old brother C J who is undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The staff chose her story over personal gain, gifting him the toy to cheer him during treatment.
Consultants presented three reuse options for the Ritchie site closing in 1998. An office park would likely create the most jobs, estimated at about 1,760 to 1,800 over two years, versus 1,000 for a training center and 0 for vacation homes, but with significant risks.
Frederick Memorial Hospital received the highest national recognition from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations after an intensive summer inspection. Only 12 percent of hospitals nationwide attained this status in 1995, FMH officials said, with President James Klutz expressing pleasure at the designation.
Frederick dairy farmer, furniture mover, carpenter, and ticket seller for the Frederick Keys, all held by Kieffer Petey Sines. The 82 or 83 year old resident will be honored this Saturday and says he would work more jobs if he could. He has been with the Keys since 1989 and also does work for the Great Frederick department.
U S Sen Barbara Mikulski told commissioners on Monday she is impatient with the progress of Gov Parris Glendening's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, calling flood control an urgent matter. She expects a report by January or February and urged timely coalitions to address recurring flood risks.
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