Maryland governor unveils 22 million noise barrier plan
Gov Parris Glendening announced a 22 million program to install concrete sound barriers along highways in four counties under Smart Growth policy. Barriers 18 to 26 feet high will be built at nine sites, funded by state federal and counties, with Bassett Delamater and county executives noting tolls on noise relief and home livability.
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Landover Hills
Parris Grendening
Glendening
Cheryl Delamater
State Highway Administration
Charles Adams
Prince George’s County
Ardwick Road
Old Gunpowder Mill Road
Brooklyn Bridge Road
Patuxent River
Goodluck Road
Montgomery County
Sligo Creek Road
Baltimore County
Metropolitan Boulevard
Howard County
St. John’s Lane
Prince George's County
Wayne Curry
Frederick to designate revitalization areas under state program
Frederick officials plan to designate three areas for revitalization under the Maryland Neighborhood Business Development Program. The plan targets vacant and underused properties to spur redevelopment, with Area I around Fort Detrick and Rosemont Avenue, Area II along North Market Street and downtown fringe, and Area III along I-70 corridors. A Thursday 7 p.m. city hall meeting will discuss the program and its aim to boost small business through lower rents and targeted investments.
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Frederick
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Jim Grimes
James Schmersahl
Fort Detrick
Shookstown Road
Frederick County Montevue
Rosemont Avenue
North Market Street
East Street
Patrick and
Market Streets
South Street
New Design Road
Greater Frederick
Memic
City Hall
Governors praises Maryland volunteers at MSFA event
Gov. Parris Glendening commended volunteer fire and rescue personnel in Ocean City calling them heroes and role models. He honored four lives lost in the line of duty, urged increased state aid to 508 funds, and supported legal protections for EMS providers. Comptroller Louis Goldstein praised firefighters as saving taxpayers billions. Jennifer Lynn Lewis represented Frederick County in the Fire Prevention Queen Contest. Memorial services named many volunteers and auxiliary members.
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Ocean City
Parris Glendening
Maryland
General Assembly
508
Louis Goldstein
MSFA
Jennifer Lynn Lewis
Frederick County
Ms. Lewis
David and
Debora Lewis
Rocky Ridge
State May End Dialysis at Western Maryland Center
A legislative report warns that Maryland may end kidney dialysis at the Western Maryland Center in Hagerstown to curb costs, shifting more than a dozen patients to a private provider. The center faces a widening deficit due to reduced patient numbers and partial Medicare coverage, with officials vowing a long term solution.
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Hagerstown
Western Maryland
Linda K. Weller
State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Diane Matuszak
Community and Public Health Administration
General Assembly
Health Department
Matuszak
Western Maryland Center
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