HRC urges city to waive transcript fee at meeting
Frederick County Human Relations Commission pushed to waive the $42 transcript fee citing its advisory status and oversight role over the police department hiring. Officials could not comment. The panel also discussed funding, expanding powers, an anti-discrimination study, a Peace and Tolerance Program at Frederick High School, and new members. The hearing on subpoena power is set for Feb 20.
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Sof Commission
Ed McCoy
Hokpala
Commission
Denise
Jeanette Eleff
City Legal Department
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HRC
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McCoy
John Morehouse
Hood College
Mount Airy approves quiet hours for Walmart construction
Mount Airy passes a unanimous ordinance banning construction noise before 7 am to curb early morning disruption. Mayor Gerald Johnson praises the new rule as a success as two out of state firms work on a new Walmart, Safeway expansion, and row of small stores with work slated for the spring.
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Mount Airy
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Howe
Alang
Kadgeville
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Dan
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Johnson
Grand jury finds no new concerns in county facilities
Frederck County Grand Jury released its final report noting no new areas of concern at the adult detention center or county courthouse. The 23 member panel recommended improvements in proofreading event schedules use of PowerPoint and clearer evidence presentation and praised rapid adoption of prior recommendations. A new panel will be selected next month.
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Frederck County
Microsoft
Grand Jury
Planning panel to explain rejection of mosque water sewer amendments
Frederick County Planning Commission to justify its 3 to 2 December vote defeating three water and sewer amendments that would have blocked mosque construction. The plan seeks findings of fact to aid potential future litigation and clarify motives amid local debate, with Commissioner John L. Thompson Jr backing more formal explanations. In other business, the panel approved about 190,980 for snow removal materials and overtime funding, plus 30,000 for a snow contractor, amid winter demands.
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Fredenck County
Thompson
Sunply
Planning Commission
Tory
Itas
Marna
Roper
Labertstown
Willam Routzahn
Divison of Public Works
Health care grants aid Frederick County programs
The Maryland Health Care Foundation Mission of Mercy awarded $50,000 to the Religious Coalition of Emergency Human Needs to expand outreach for health aging and social services. Its mobile clinic will offer free basic medical dental care and prescription meds to the uninsured working poor and homeless. Pro Bono Counseling Project received $2 to recruit licensed health care workers for free mental health services to the working uninsured in Frederick and Carroll counties. The foundation distributed $381,820 to seven programs statewide to improve access to preventative and primary care for rural uninsured or underinsured residents.
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Frederick County
Maryland Health Care Foundation
Mission of Mercy
Religious Coalition of Emergency Human Needs
Frederick
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