Eastalco Eyes Electric Wheeling and Local Power Moves
Eastalco mulls retail wheeling to let customers pick providers as AES and Allegheny Power support. A company committee explores generating its own electricity while considering a 1999 Allegheny Power contract end and a potential April 1998 notice. Eastalco employs 820, Frederick County remains target. Schools spend about 3.2 million annually on power, with a 493000 budget impact anticipated. energy conservation urged as new schools rise.
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AES
Allegheny Power
Robbins
Eastalco
Eustakco
Frederick County
Eustalo
Alem Zewoldai
Zewoldai
Eastaleo
County Association Discusses School Health RFP Contents
The County Association of School Support Employees asked not to. They met with County Manager William Dennis to discuss the request for proposal document and agreed to its content. Dennis said he made non substantive changes. Commissioner David Gray warned that hiring a private contractor would not guarantee current school health providers' jobs. Commissioners must comply with a state regulation to provide health services in every school by September 1998.
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County Association of School Support Employees
William Dennis
Dennis
David Gray
City considers APFO annexation and Bowman Farm move
Schley North Frederick Elementary would gain 38 students raising capacity beyond 120 percent while residents warn about cold portables and call for an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Mayor Grimes rejects campaign link, others push for annexation of 159 acres Bowman Farm and dissolving the housing department with Section 8 program transfer.
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North Frederick
Schley Farm
Valerie Hertges
Jim Grimes
Stern
APFO
Joseph Baldi
Jon Kreissig
Frances Baker
Bowman Farm
Housing Authority
Stolen Merchandise Piles Up at Sheriff’s Office
Detectives found thousands of dollars worth of unclaimed goods at a Dover Drive home and in the sheriff's office warehouse. Items include televisions, VCRs, stereos, a laptop, lawn jockey, a dirt bike, tools, nails, windows, and more. Deputies seek owners, with a year before auction. Call 694-1046 if you believe some of your property is among the items.
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Dover
McCutcheon
Sheriff's Office
David Martin
Ford
Craftsman
Dayton
Ballenger Creek
Loudoun County
Woman Shot After Pizza Delivery Call On Roop Road
Ms. Bond drove along Roop Road seeking the pizza order at several addresses when a small car without lights and a pickup with lights blocked her path. The passenger side window shattered as two Caucasian men approached. She fled, called police, was flown to shock trauma, and investigators sought leads with no suspects or weapons found. Call (410) 848-3111 with information.
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Roop Road
Pizza Hut
Ms. Bond
Bridge Repair Reduces Md 17 Bridge To Single Lane
Bryan Roberson of Sabillasville and Kevan Faughander of Falling Waters, W.Va., worked above the C and O Canal as John W. Branner Contracting Co. of Phoenix repaired the Md 17 bridge over the Potomac River at Brunswick. The project will confine traffic to a single lane for several months.
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Bryan Roberson
Sabillasville
Kevan Faughander
Falling Waters
W.va
Potomac River
Brunswick
John W. Branner Contracting Co
Phoenix
City officials weigh growth limits as annexations face scrutiny
County planners deny recommending approval of three large annexations as city officials debate an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance and the impact on schools and roads. Officials note state and county control school funding, while residents cite Whittier and other developments lacking school land despite designations. Annexations eyed include 237 acre Martz Burkett Bowers Barrick property near Walter Martz Road, 192 acre Garst(property), and 38 acre Bowers Road near the Golden Mile.
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Board of Education
Grimes
Baker
APFO
Jon Kreissig
J. Richard Hudson
Raymond Barnes
Barnes
City Planning Commission
Whittier
Martz
Bowers and Barrick
Walter Martz Road
Garst
Bowers Road
Golden Mile
Commissioner opposes metro-priority growth hearings plan
Commissioner Dana Hogan voiced opposition to a plan designating metro areas as priorities. She argued those regions already get a disproportionate share of state resources and warned of problems if the policy is codified, as hearings were set to continue by week’s end.
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Dana Hogan
Maryland wine makers seek better finance and markets
Berrywine Plantations owner Jack Aellen and Elk Run Vineyards’ Carol Wilson urge Maryland to expand grape supply and finance access. They cite four year maturation, bank lending tied to annual crops, and inconsistent county rules. They compare Maryland unfavorably to Virginia, urging a state task force to improve the business climate for wineries.
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Maryland
Jack Aellen
Berrywine Plantations
Singanore Wine Cellars
Aellen
Carol Wilson
Elk Run Vineyards
Ms. Wilson
Washington
Virginia
Mr. Aellen
Deputies arrest motorists on alcohol and drug charges
Sheriff deputies handled multiple incidents as drivers faced alcohol impairment and drug possession charges. David Hoffman, 38, of Frederick, arrested for driving while intoxicated after a nighttime stop on Devilbiss and Dublin. Bonnie Stevens, 42, Myersville, charged after a Harmony Road crash while intoxicated. Jay Bartlett, 21, Adamstown, and William Green, 19, Adamstown, arrested for marijuana possession. Green’s car seized. Janet Cannedy, 37, Walkersville, jailed on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a Water Street Road stop.
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Troy Barrick
Gary Morton
Devilbiss
Dublin
Barrick
David Hoffman
Frederick
Hoffman
Frederick County
Derek Kreitenstein
Harmony Road
Bonnie Stevens
Myersville
Ms. Stevens
Stevens
Tony Lawson
Greenfield Road
Monocacy River
Jay Bartlett
Adamstown
Sheriff's Office
Montgomery County
Bartlett
William Green
Jason McCollum
Keith Robeson
Green
Water Street Road
Chuck Tobery
Andrew Cibula
Maryland
Janet Cannedy
Walkersville
Ms. Cannedy
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