Quarry owner proposes Boyds landfill to dodge incinerator
Rockville Crushed Stone pitches moving its Travilah quarry to Boyds to dump county trash, arguing it could save 300 million by avoiding the Dickerson incinerator. Officials warn time limits and groundwater risks. council dismisses rezoning while residents fear water contamination and slowed progress on existing Oak landfill.
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Charles Dalrymple
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Dalrymple
Neal Potter
William E. Hanna Jr
Hanna
Potter
6Th Judicial Circuit Court
Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Stone Company
Barnesville
Elizabeth Tolbert
Merritt Ediie
Boyds Civic Association
John Meike
Department of Environmental Protection
Montgomery schools expand cable TV with two channels
Montgomery County schools extend Channel 52 coverage by gaining press credentials for the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta and plan a second teaching channel within the upcoming school year. Margaret Lefever notes the district aims to broaden instructional television capacity.
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Montgomery County
Atlanta
Margaret Lefever
Channel 52
David Frey
Deborah Ripley
$1.3 Million Grant Aids Metrorail Safety Upgrade
Rep. Constance Morella announced a $1.3 million grant from the Urban Mass Transit Administration to improve the intrusion detection warning system along the Metro CSX joint corridor. The funds will raise fence height and enhance the warning system and support a second phase of winterization, with Metrorail and CSX officials vowing accelerated action.
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Metrorail
CSR
Constance Morella
Montgomery County
Morella
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CSX
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Potter Plans Heart Bypass Surgery This Week
County Councilmember Neal Potter 72, who recently recovered from a heart attack, will enter Washington Hospital Center for bypass surgery on Monday. He is optimistic, will stay about a week, then six weeks home recovering, with aides noting his limited activity.
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Rockville — County
Neal Potter
Washington Hospital
Kelly Pelz
Potter
Council
Pelz
Gaithersburg seeks two ethics commission members
The mayor and city council of Gaithersburg seek two residents to join the three member ethics commission. Applicants must be city residents and submit a resume to the mayor and city council at 32 South Summit Ave Gaithersburg MD 20877 by July 22.
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South Summit Ave
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