City sues county over impact fee ordinance
Frederick officials filed suit in Circuit Court challenging the county's authority to impose a new impact fee on city properties. The fee funds school construction but city leaders fear most development occurs nearby and that the ordinance infringes local zoning and permit authority. The city proposed escrow of collected fees and permits only after fees are received, but the county rejected the idea. Budget officials expect revenue from the fees by year’s end as building permits surge ahead before the July 1 effective date.
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Frederick
N. Lynn Tillery
Tillery
Paul Gordon
Board of Aldermen
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Ms. Tillery
John Mathias
Mathias
Clinton announces 5 billion plan to aid base closings
President Clinton unveiled a 5 billion program to help defense dependent communities rebound from base closures. He ordered rapid funding, fast-track cleanup, streamlined aid, and a single coordinator per community. The Pentagon was authorized to close 129 bases and realign 46 others.
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Clinton
Washington
Dent Commission
Pentagon
Congress
White House
Defense
Les Aspin
Jobless Rate Rises to 7 Percent in June
The government reports unemployment at 7.0 percent in June, up from 6.9 percent, with manufacturing jobs down for the fourth straight month and a modest economy outlook. The Labor Department notes a 13,000 overall job gain, far below private economist expectations, while factory losses total 187,000 over four months, notably in aircraft and electronics sectors.
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Washington
Labor Department
Edward Yardeni
New York
C.J. Lawrence Inc
William G. Barron, Jr
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Barron
Challenged couple shows marriage can work in Frederick
Wanda Clevenger and Chris Clevenger, both 31, prove a marriage between a woman with Down Syndrome and a learning disabled man can last. With ARC of Frederick County support and state funding, they navigate daily life, budgeting, and ambitions while Wanda pursues independence and work opportunities.
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Wanda
Chris
Wanda Clevenger
Chris Clevenger
Rock Creek School
Frederick
Clevengers
ARC
Frederick County
Bonnie Connolly
Bonnie
Rain may dampen Frederick fireworks amid weekend plan
Showers and possible thunderstorms loom as Frederick County residents prepare for Baker Park displays. Forecaster Ken Shaver notes a 30 percent chance each afternoon and evening Saturday through Monday. Deborah Harper says cancellation would be announced on radio or by calling Sound Source.
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National Weather Service
Ken Shaver
Frederick County Tourism Council
Baker Park
Frederick
Deborah Harper
Council
Miss Harper
No mow zones eyed on high ozone days in region
The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee released about 80 options to meet the Clean Air Act including a no mow rule for high ozone days around the Washington area and Frederick County. The plan, requiring approval by state and city leaders, could cost tens of millions annually and aims to cut ozone pollution in a non attainment region by 1996 and 1999 targets, with the worst days tied to heat and sunlight.
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Washington
Washington Metro
Frederick County
Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee
MWAQC
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
MWCOG
Maryland
Virginia
Environmental Protection Agency
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Weather Outlook and Road to Gettysburg Note
Rain likely today with thunderstorms and highs in the 70s. Tonight cloudy with a 50 percent rain chance and lows in the 60s. Sunday partly sunny hot and humid with a continued shower chance and near 90. Road to Gettysburg traced to Frederick with map on Page A-2.
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Sam Yu
Helen Esworthy
Clarke Place
Irene Palmer
Clean Air Act
Inside the News
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