Costs for eastern loop unveiled
Frederick County Commissioners reviewed a $20.9 million middle section road project from Ones Boulevard to create a transportation corridor in east Frederick. The Davenport & Co. cost and benefit analysis outlined three financing options including private reimbursement, tax increment financing, and special assessment tied to development along the industrial corridor.
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East Frederick
Frederick County
Davenport & Co
Maryland Senate approves gun safety class bill for schools
The Maryland Senate backed a bill to require gun safety classes in schools with materials to avoid weapons and alert adults. The measure, backed by Sen Barbara Hoffman, would let police and professionals teach the course and allow schools to pick material from a single source. Debate included concerns from Sen Brian Frosh about effectiveness and objections from Sen Nancy Jacobs and Delegate Carmen Amedori on regulation and indoctrination.
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Barbara Hoffman
Baltimore County
Carmen Amedori
Amedori
R-Carroll
Senate
Montgomery County
Brian Frosh
D-Montgomery
Frosh
Jennie Forehand
Nancy Jacobs
Ras Wey
Sprie
Fatal 1999 aircraft crash linked to fatigue and pilot error
Investigators cite operator error, crew complacency, and fatigue after a De Havilland RC-7 crash in Colombia on July 23, killing five Fort Bliss soldiers and two Colombian airmen. Data entry error and overreliance on automation caused off course flight. night missions instead of daytime training reduced readiness. Family members dispute US Army conclusions.
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EL Paso
Texas
Colombia
Fort Bliss
el Paso Times
Jennifer Odom
Jennifer
Janie Shafer
Brunswick
Pfc
Ray Krueger
Odom
Army
Marc Raimondi
Army Criminal Investigation Command
Raimondi
Frederick County Growth Pressures Capital Improvement Plan
Frederick County faces rising costs for growth related public services with funding lagging behind. The CIP aims to fund existing assets like parks and schools, as population climbs from 150,208 in 1990 to an estimated 227,400 by 2007 and 281,710 by 2020. Housing units rise from 75,300 in 2000 to about 91,445 by 2010 and 109,491 by 2020, fueling service needs and budget pressures. Real estate and income taxes remain the main revenue sources, jointly over 83 percent, with a 2001 hike to $2.50 per $100 real estate and income tax rising to 2.96 percent, yet gaps persist between growth costs and revenues.
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Frederick County
Frederick police, U.S. Marshals arrest wanted Washington murderer
Barrington Lopez Scroggins also known as Demond David Thrower was taken into custody in Frederick after a tip linked him to a Oct 14 1999 Washington fatal robbery. He had been indicted for first degree felony murder and eluded capture since 1999. He was found on Phebus Avenue with Lt. Tom Chase aiding in his arrest.
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Lewis Leiter
Fairfax County Police Department
South Market Street
Pip
San Diego
Bear
Fairfax County
Kate
Los Angeles
Frederick
U.S
Washington
Barrington Lopez Scroggins
Demond David Thrower
West All Saints
Scroggins
Phebus Avenue
Channing Phillips
Nathan Davis
SS Marshal
Frederiking
Tom Chase
Cominal Investigations Division
Marshal’s Service
John Hanson
Chase
Demond
David Thrower
GOP Pushes for Public Funding of Campaigns
Maryland House Republicans back a public funding bill aiming to narrow the Democratic money edge. House Minority Leader Robert Kittleman supports the measure by John Adams Hurson, arguing taxpayer funding could level the playing field while candidates retain choice on accepting state money or raising private funds.
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Annapolis
House
Maryland
Robert Kitleman
John Adams Hurson
Kittleman
Rattleman
Howard County
Hurson
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Steve Miller
News-Post
Douglas Tallman
Maryland Senate
Iee Wilson
Kate Leckie
Frederick Wwe
Baber
Abc
GOP
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