Playing 'cute' puts county in money bind
Frederick County Commissioners vote to borrow 40 million dollars via a bond issue to cover operating expenditures through June 30 as past actions by the prior board depleted cash reserves. About 17.5 million is needed to keep government running beyond May 1, with funds earmarked for a budget shortfall from previous capital projects including Urbana High School.
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Frederick County
Mark Hoke
Board of Commissioners
Urbana High School
Hoke
Man surrenders after two hour barricade standoff in city
A 33 year old Frederick man Thomas Floyd Kennedy surrendered after a near two hour barricade in his one story apartment. Police recovered two shotguns and no one was injured. Kennedy threatened self harm and police said warrants accused him of attempting to kill his estranged wife Christina Kennedy. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital for an emergency mental evaluation.
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Frederick
Thomas Floyd Kennedy
Little Brook Drive
Kennedy
Maryland
George Stottlemyer
Cpl. Stottlemyer
James Bell
Frederick City
Stephen Tuel
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maryland lawmaker seeks year delay on lead paint program
Frederick County delegate Donald Elliott leads push in Maryland House Environmental Matters to delay all effective dates of the 1994 lead paint abatement law by one year to allow the state environment department to craft satisfactory regulations. Elliott cites lack of regulations and confusion among property owners facing registration fees and a complex form, amid criticism of the MDE's rollout and calls from locals to slow pace. The move draws public anger from landlords and legislators alike.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Donald Elliott
Frederick Carroll
Elliott
House Environmental Matters Committee
Maryland Department of the Environment
William Donald Schaefer
MDE
Rainy day fund plan eyed by GOP for poor families
Republican governors and allies in Congress pressed a welfare reform idea to convert aid into state block grants and protect impoverished families in hard times. Representative Clay Shaw Jr. said they would avoid babies starving as they draft bills, while governors failed to secure Democratic support to back a National Governors Association position. The meeting concluded after speeches by House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Clinton.
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Washington
Congress
Clay Shaw Jr
Rela
GOP
National Governors Association
House
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Clinton
Nutrient management saving farmers money
Agriculture note highlights nutrient management practices that reduce costs for farmers while maintaining yields. Emphasizes soil health, balanced fertilizer use, and potential long term savings across farm operations.
Myersville Bank Robbery Sparks Wide Area Search
A lone white male robber robbed the Myersville Bank on Main Street about 9:15 am firing one shot to the wall as an attention getter. He fled on foot after collecting cash, prompting FBI and state police to search the area with a bloodhound and helicopter. Police described the suspect and noted three prior county bank robberies since December.
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Myersville
Gunpont
Maryland
Ray Wojci
FBI
Myersville Bank
Main Street
Jean Myers
Wojcik
F&m Bank
Washington County
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