Impact fees suit shocks Frederick County officials
Frederick City filed suit in Frederick County Circuit Court challenging the county authority to impose impact fees on developments within the city. The county commissioners, surprised, vowed to proceed with the fees countywide, rejecting the city’s escrow proposal and threatening liens and penalties for nonpayment while seeking an out of court resolution.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Ronald Sundergill
Board of County Commissioners
Sue Ann Yingling
Mr. Sundergill
Frederick
Lynn Tillery
Emissions testing due here in 95
Frederick County will join Maryland’s auto emissions program starting January 1 1995. The program requires biennial testing for gasoline vehicles built after 1977 to check for pollutants such as carbon monoxide nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide. Officials say a range of engine problems can trigger failures.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Washington County
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Joe Colden
Motor Vehicle Administration
Early Christmas letter from Zachary Koops of Myersville
Eight year old Zachary Koops sent an unusual July request to Santa at the North Pole. In a letter read to the Frederick County paper he asked for a colt a toy robot and a call for Christmas noting rainy weather and cloudy skies resemble snow. The note was put in an envelope with a stamp.
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Santa Claus
Frederick County
Santa
Zachary Koops
Myersville
North Pole
Zach
Santa Clause
Koops
Kathy
Frederick News
Frederick County Board Approves 5 Million Food Budget
The Frederick County Board of Education approves a 5 million dollar food service budget to meet federal nutrition rules and serve 23 million lunches next year. About 5.5 percent of meals will be free or reduced, with 1.5 million dollars in federal reimbursements expected.
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Frederick County
County Food Service
Food Service
Datolli
U.S
Tragic Bocaue festival capsizes shrine near Manila
At a nine day religious festival in Bocaue Philippines a floating shrine capsized killing over 300 worshipers and leaving more than 30 missing. Navy divers recovered 311 bodies and survivors counted 36. The tragedy occurred after fireworks aboard the shrine caused a panic and the vessel listed and sank near the Bocaue River.
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Bocaue. Philippines
Herminila
Barsaga
Navy
Bocaue River
Serafim Dela Cruz
Manila
Man jailed for child support despite not being father
Damascus man Lawrence W Johnson, 29, served nearly six months in Frederick County jail for failing to pay about $6,000 in child support on a child not his. He was released June 26 after discovering he may not be the father and having blood tests to prove it. Assistant State's Attorney Susan Walkins said he remains financially responsible due to a signed consent agreement and noted he must petition the court to lift the judgment.
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Damascus
Lawrence W Johnson
Frederick County
Susan M. Walkins
Ms. Walkins
Group forms to restore Washington Monument site at state park
A volunteer group named Friends of Washington Monument has formed to help restore preserve and promote the Washington Monument at Washington Monument State Park in Maryland. The monument built in 1827 has fallen to ruins twice and needs repair amid park budget cuts and limited facilities in recent years.
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Maryland Department of Resources
Daniel P. Spedden
South Mountain
Washington Monument State Park
Monument
Friends of
Washington Monument
Boonsboro
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Oc Fellows Lodge
Boonshoro
Spo
Civilian Conservation
Lmited Facili
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Stephen Nesbitt
Tiegen Hauser
Gambrill State Park
Erica Obr
School Board
Food Service Department
Philippines
Ricardo Santos
Rowena
Jimmy Feliciano
Mary Jane
Feliciano
Emily
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