Lawmakers Move to Amend Building Excise Tax Proposal
In Annapolis legislators directed staff to draft amendments to a building excise tax plan amid controversy. Frederick County officials sought broad enabling legislation, hoping to defer sticking points such as farm building taxes to local ordinances. The changes will reduce projected revenue and affect the tax’s original funding goals.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Frederick Carroll
Rorya Tither
David Brinkiey
Frederick
Father guilty of abusing son faces 25 year term
An 18 year old father Jeremiah W. Snyder of Walk faces a combined 25 year prison term after being convicted of abusing his infant son. The child suffered a fractured right arm and a broken left leg as authorities cited the injuries and related charges.
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Jeremiah W. Snyder
Walk
Firefighter risks life to save baby in blaze
Rockville firefighter Sam Villani, with just over a year on duty, rescued a 4 month old baby girl from a crib during a desperate house fire. He conducted a two minute search and emphasized safe, trained procedures, saying the baby was silent as he found her.
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Rockville
Sam Villani
Local projects vie for funds in Maryland General Assembly
Maryland delegates advanced bond bill requests including Hospice of Frederick County, the Red Cross, and the Weinberg Center for the Arts. About $150 million was requested with roughly $25 million slated for funding. The Great Frederick Fair sought $600,000 for a $1.2 million multipurpose building but was deferred.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Red Cross
Weinberg Center For the Arts
General Assembly
Sue Hecht
D-Frederick Washington
Milion
Tate Amany
Ferguson bills cite city killing drugs and safety measures
Maryland Senator Timothy Ferguson proposes extending drug free zones to day care centers and creating an Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He outlines bills on parole repeal for child molestation, life terms for repeat offenders, and online posting of sex offender lists, with no coordination with Delegate Hecht.
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Annapolis
Timothy Ferguson
Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Sue Hecht
Frederick Washington
Taylorsville
Urbana High
X Hale club OK'd by County Liquor Board
Aldermanic minutes reveal approval for X-Hale, a night club at 244 S Jefferson St, with liquor operations allowed until 12 am and patrons dismissed then. Residents pushed for higher fines after parking violations and noise complaints, but prior $10 penalties failed to deter shutdown efforts.
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Ok’d
County Liquor Board
S. Jefferson St
X-Hale
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