Home at Lake Singanore prompts dam debate and danger talk
Frank Sheppard and neighbors face rising flood risk after Lake Merle Dam is reclassified from low to high hazard. The $800,000 repair price fuels blame between residents, the Lake Singanore Association, developers, and government bodies. Sheppard worries about property values and safety while opposing drastic steps like draining the lake.
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Lake Singanore
Mr. Sheppard
Sheppard
Mary Ann
Balmoral Court
Lake Merle Dam
State Water Resources Administration
Sheppards
New Jersey
Lake Singanore Association
Association of the County
Singapore
Association
Frederick County Bets on $40 Million Bond Sale Reaction
County officials debate a March 14 bond issue to reimburse funds for capital projects in water and sewer, solid waste, and general funds. Disputes center on using remaining bonding authority, IRS two year rule, and a proposed city loan to weather a financial squeeze.
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Hoke
Mr. Hoke
Grimes
Internal Revenue Service
Tom Fox
Fox
General Assembly
Mark Sneadner
Bruce Reeder
Ann Silverman
Silverman
Reeder
Elliott Seeks to Abolish Program in Legislature
Elliott voices plans on dismantling the program as delegates debate its future. Delegate Sue Hecht notes support for broader abolition, while chairman Ronald Guns signals resistance to rushing passage this year.
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D-Frederick Washington
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Ronald Guns
D-Zecil
Ron
Governors Clash Over Welfare Plans In White House Session
A dispirited group of Democratic governors urged welfare reform should lift people from aid not punish them. President Clinton pitched shared goals with Republicans while noting differing paths. GOP governors, led by Mr Shaw, push block grants with rainy day funds and state discretion, while some Democrats seek continued federal funding and protections for children. Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson cautioned broad agreement despite disagreements.
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America
Washington
Massachusetts
William Weld
Michigan
John Engler
White House
Engler
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Glendening aides give up pensions amid controversy
Gov. Parris Glendening announced he and three aides will forgo early pension benefits amid a "Pensiongate" controversy. Aides Major Riddick Michele Rozner and Michael Knapp received sizable unused sick leave payouts, with county and state officials weighing changes to the supplemental pension plan as Prince George's County faces a large budget deficit.
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Prince George's
Glendening
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Senate
Mike Miller
Miller
Michele T Rozner
Michael J. Knapp
White House
Clinton
Prince George's County
Prince George’s
Republican Party
Joyce L. Terhes
Wayne Curry
Curry
Two Juveniles Charged With Field Fire Near Emmitsburg
Frederick County deputies arrested two Emmitsburg youths aged 12 and 17 after a 10 by 25 foot wooded field behind 17367 N Seton Ave was set on fire. The Emmitsburg Fire Department extinguished the blaze. The youths face charges of negligent setting of fire and destruction of property under 300. Investigating deputies were Gary Morton and Dave Hunter.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Scott Thomas McNair
N. Seton Ave
Gary Morton
Dave Hunter
City police charge man with attempted murder
Timothy J. James a 28 year old Butler Tennessee man was charged after he fired a round from a .45 caliber handgun toward Edward W Weedon 58 in a Taney Apartments incident on North Bentz Street Frederick. No injuries were reported. Police seized the gun and officer F William Burton investigated the case.
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Taney Apartments
North Bentz Street
Timothy J. James
Butler
James
Edward W Weedon
Seventh Street
Frederick
F. William Burton
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