County approves zoning change to create 3900 new building lots
Frederick County commissioners approved a zoning amendment allowing farms up to 25 acres to split into three lots and add one more per 50 acres, enabling about 3900 new building sites. The plan clusters lots on less productive ground to protect prime farmland, with broad support from farmers and the Farm Bureau though planning officials had reservations.
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Ihe
Fredence County
Knoxville
Thomas
Wayne Shackelford
Shackelfords
Joseph F. Brown I
Middletown
Brown
Atree
James R. Shaw
C.E. Holter Jr
Byron to Run for Senate in Fourth District Race
Byron, 32, son of Sixth District Rep. Beverly B. Byron, announced a bid to challenge state Sen. Charles H. Smelser for the éth District Senate seat he has held 20 years. Smelser, 65, seeks re election and faces Byron in the September Democratic primary. Thompson, 58, educator from New Market, entered the race for the Frederick Carroll Boward counties seat.
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Goode E. Byron Jr
Beverly B. Byron
Charles H. Smelser
Smelser
Byron
John L. Thompson
New Market
Frederick
Carroll
Boward
Goodioe E
Simh
Coage
Frederick County
Democratic Central Committee
Duchinsta Rostem
Solarex Nears Sale Of 79 Acres For Industrial Park
Solarex plans to sell 79 of the 2 acres it bought in 1580 near I-70 and I-270 to Larry Hogan and Mark Vogel. They would redevelop the site off Ma. 18 and Jefferson Street into an industrial park, selling lots to light industrial firms while Solarex keeps 14 acres. The deal, with Amoco as the intermediary, could close by early September.
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Solarex
Larry Hogan
Prince George's County
Mark Vogel
Ma. 18
Jefferson Street
Vogel
Amoco
Hogan
Rockville
Frederick
Boyds Community Wins Ten Year Quarry Battle
ROCKVILLE The Boyds community of 42 residents won a decade long clash after Montgomery County Council denied Rockville Crushed Stone’s bid to build a quarry. Council members Crenca Foster Scull opposed. Potter abstained. Gelman noted past division as supporters cheered the final denial.
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Rockville
Boyds
Stone
Montgomery County Council
Rose Crenca
David L. Scull
Scott Foster
Phil Tierney
Foster
Esther Gelman
Sri Lanka Bus Bombings Kill Over Seventy
In Trincomalee two crowded buses exploded killing more than 70 people. One bus aimed for Colombo and another for Kantalai. Officials say toll may rise and most victims are Sinhalese amid Tamil separatist unrest. Continue on Page A-37.
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Weentalee Frese
Colombo
Trincomalee
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Joint
Ceylon
Dranaport Board
Police dogs search woods for missing Gaithersburg girl
Five special teams of dogs with Montgomery County Police probed wooded areas near streams for six year old Michele Dorr who vanished over Memorial Day weekend. Investigators reported no findings as searches continued. a $20,000 reward is offered by the National Missing Child Search Society.
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Silver Spring
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Phillip B. Caswell
Carl Dorr
Michele Lee Dorr
Washington Adventist Hospital
Stedwick Elementary
Montgomery Village
Sudbury Road
Dorr
David Goldberg
Goldberg
National
Washington
Weather outlook for Western Maryland region tonight and Thursday
Chance of a thundershower this evening then partly cloudy and warm tonight with lows near 65 to 72. Thursday looks partly sunny and humid with a slight 20 to 30 percent chance of a few thundershowers late in the day as highs reach the mid to upper 80s.
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Maryland
Senator Byron weighs bid after talks with wife Jane
After long and hard talks with his wife Jane, Byron says he wants to run for the state Senate. He notes his chances against the incumbent are uncertain but cites his shift toward the Chuck Robb wing of the Democratic Party. He reflects on age and three children since college at the University of Virginia.
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Jane
State Senate
Byron
Chuck Robb
Virginia
University of Virginia
Engine work won't make Bookmobile safe for road
Frederick County bookmobile repairs stalled again as engine work funded by a $4,000 transfer fails to render the library on wheels roadworthy. Officials say the vehicle remains unsafe for highway use and require more than $20,000 in mechanical upgrades to ensure safety.
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Frederick County
Bowers
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