County projects 1.7M surplus as pay hikes funded
Frederick County Commissioners unanimously approved a full year step increase for county employees, a furlough day reimbursement, and 50,000 for position reclassifications. They projected a 1.7 million surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30, aided by higher real estate and income tax projections and belt-tightening.
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Frederick County
Tony Giancola
Mitch Hose
Hose
House Hurdles Balanced Budget Amendment Battle
Washington AP reports a heated House showdown as supporters led by President Bush press for a constitutional balanced budget. Debates begin with a crucial Thursday vote while opponents warn of court entanglements and limited deficit relief.
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County to survey Butterfly Lane water quality concerns
Frederick County commissioners directed the health department to survey homes along Butterfly Lane after reports of high bacteria levels in wells since the 1950s. city officials may connect residents to public sewerage. grant funds could aid the project as city and county officials meet to discuss widening and funding. A separate mental health plan, coordinated by a new core service agency, would serve local agencies over one to two years.
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County Health Department
Butterfly Lane
Hillcrest Drive
Frederick
Monarch Ridge
Gene van Gunten
Health Department
Bob Hayes
Public Works
Plillcrest
David Gray
Center helps ID stroke risk with new Frederick program
Neurologist Luke Kao outlines a preventive effort to identify Frederick County patients at high risk of stroke by screening for carotid artery blockages and related symptoms. The program, costing about 300000 to start, will operate in Frederick Westminster Columbia and Owings Mills with initial sites at four Maryland locations.
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Bruce Caruthers
Frederick County
Caruthers
Frederick
Luke Kao
Washington Hospital Center
Kao
Maryland Neurological Center
Toll House Ave
Westminster
Columbia
Owings Mills
Asphalt test site on U S 15 draws highway officials
More than 300 participants from Maryland Alaska and Europe attend a two day open house at the FSK Holiday Inn while Genstar Stone Products shows SMA Stone Matrix Asphalt being laid on a 64 mile U S 15 test area. The program evaluates surface depth and recycled asphalt use as a long term public benefit.
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Eric Andrews
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U.S. 340
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Fsk Holiday Inn
Alaska
Europe
Maryland Asphalt Association
Genstar Stone Products Co
Frederick
Genstar
Robert Sewell
Strategic Highway Research Program
Sewell
Maryland
John Bukowski
Federal Highway Administration
Germany
Bukowski
SMA
Emmitsburg to consider resident deputy program change
Frederick County commissioners approved a resident deputy plan for Emmitsburg to replace two state troopers with two county deputies funded by the town. The program would cost about 48 500 per deputy annually, up from 118 000 spent this year for the troopers and projected to 137 000 for 1993, with the town bearing all costs.
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Emmitsburg
Frederick County
William Carr
Carr
Open heart program fate unclear for Frederick and region
Frederick Memorial Hospital remains silent on a future open heart surgery program. A Washington County Hospital proposal to split Western Maryland into two regions was denied by the Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission, potentially delaying cardiac service planning for Frederick and Washington counties. The commission will review new region-dividing proposals after deciding two Cumberland open heart surgery applications, with decisions possibly this fall or later.
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Frederick
Hagerstown
Maryland Health Resources Planning Commission
Margaret Clime
Western Maryland Health Planning Agency
State Commission
Washington
Kenneth Coffey
State Planning Commission
Washington County Hospital
Maryland Health Service
Garrett
Allegany
Clime
Commission
Maryland
Cumberland
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Kery Hummel
State Health Planning Commission
Fair and cooler night with mid to upper 50s lows
Weather bulletin reports a cooler night with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday looks mostly sunny and mild with highs around 80. Western Maryland weather map appears on page.
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