Woodsboro town boards form committees and evening meetings
New burgess Donald Trimmer and two commissioners outlined plans for informal resident meetings starting September with 4 8 p m Tuesday hours at the town hall near the sewage plant. They proposed committees on water and sewer, streets, parks, and public relations, plus a town seal and resident information flyer. The board approved half insurance funding for the Woodsboro Athletic Association next year only, while the club would cover the rest. Residents near the ballpark raised safety concerns about stray balls. The town will study traffic light or grooved strip options to slow truck traffic and speeding.
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Woodsboro
Donald Trimmer
Trimmer
Richard Sneadner
Gerald Kremer
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Second Street
Woodsboro Athletic Association
Dennis Kline
Kline
The
Athletic Association
Mikulski backs FDA complex plan in Montgomery County
Senator Barbara Mikulski told Montgomery officials the two campus FDA labs and offices plan has strong approval prospects. She cited jobs during construction and long term growth, noting support from HHS Secretary Donna Shalala and OMB deputy Alice Rivkin. The proposal merges medical, pharmaceutical, devices, labs in Montgomery with food and veterinary medicine in Prince George's. Budget plans include 74 million this year plus 200 million previously requested to acquire land and start construction, plus 100 million for NIST renovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Barbara Mikulski
Montgomery County
Food and Drug Administration
Clinton
Neal Potter
Council
Marilyn J Praisner
Ms Mikulski
FDA
National Institutes of Standards and Technology
Bush Administration
Mikulski
Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Alice Rivkin
Office of Management and Budget
COG weighs water sewer guidelines for nonmunicipal areas
Frederick County Council of Governments began drafting guidelines for homes outside municipalities hooked to public water and sewer. Butterfly Lane’s 50 homes with failing wells and septics spurred the effort. Officials seek a “Statement of Position” approach with case by case funding talks and possible annexation, aiming to inform residents early and define problem areas by 25 percent septic or well failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Barnes
Paul Gordon
Sally Bloomfield
Roscoe Bartlett
D-6th
Vitamin A slows vision loss in RP patients study says
A study of 600 RP patients finds high daily vitamin A slows eyesight decline and could extend usable vision by years. Harvard doctor Dr. Eliot L. Berson notes a patient starting at 32 might retain sight until 70 instead of 63, per the National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eliot L. Berson
Harvard Medical School
National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
Baltimore
Middletown Keeps Tax Rate For Next Year Budget
Middletown officials pass a 1993 1994 general fund budget of 387700, down from 420000, while maintaining a tax rate of 58 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value. A resident state trooper contract for 62000 is approved for the year.
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Middletown - Town
Burgess and Commissioners
Water hydrant flushing planned in Myersville this week
Frederick County Bureau of Water and Sewer will flush fire hydrants in Myersville to improve water quality. The area includes Church Hill Road Monument Road Harp Place Crest Drive Ellerton Road Main Street and Walnut Street. Flushing starts Wednesday and ends Thursday. residents should avoid washing clothes during those two days. For questions call 694-1825.
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Myersville
Frederick County
Bureau of Water and Sewer
Church Hill Road
Monument Road
Harp Place
Crest Drive
Ellerton Road
Main Street
Walnut Street
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ED Waters JR
News-Post
Kelly Hahn
Charles C. Keller
Frederick County Board of Election Supervisors
Mark Jeffers
Betty Sulcer
Bertha Kennedy
Franklin C. Smith
A. Delmar Rippeon Sr
Montgomery
Prince George’s County
Richard Kerns
News
Commissioners
Ron Sundergill
Middletown
Hagerstown
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