Adamstown East PUD timing sparks delays and debate
County Planner Lawrence Nelson says the Adamstown East planned unit development may be approved today but could be delayed for one to thirty years under the county Master Plan. The commission deferred final approval after citizen protest focused on density. developer Robert Keats could instead use straight zoning to build over 500 units, while PUDs may require school sites and county service costs. Attorney Richard Zimmerman plans to press for a special hearing night to accommodate the lengthy review.
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Lawrence Nelson
Adamstown East
planning commission
Adamstown
Nelson
Robert
Keats
commission
Richard E. Zimmerman
PUD
Zimmerman
Carolyn Price
Lawrence Dorsey
John Derr
Dorsey
Grand Jury To Hear 37 Presentments
A three day Frederick County Grand Jury session begins Wednesday to hear about 37 criminal presentments. Earlier sessions in February and April heard 14 and 15 presentments and returned 12 and 15 indictments respectively. Presentments are listings of possible charges presented in closed hearings by the 23 member grand jury.
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Frederick County
Grand Jury
state’s attorney’s office
2 820 Miles To Go Charity Walker Arrives In City
John Dudley arrives in Frederick at 5 45 a m after traveling all day and night with 58 miles covered in his coast to coast march for the March of Dimes He aims to finish at the Golden Gate Bridge in 86 days averaging 36 miles daily He hopes to rejoin his studies at the University of Baltimore after the trek involving a 33 pound pack and a sleepless start to the journey.
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SAN FRAN
John Dudley
Baltimore
American Automobile Association
San Francisco
Dudley
March of Dimes
J. Rolfe Castleman
Frederick
La Plata Ave
Golden Gate bridge
San Franccisco
Calif
University of Baltimore
Holiday Inn
Frederick County
Mayors Back 30 Year Plan Amid Adamstown Controversy
County commissioners may approve the Adamstown Master Plan despite the Planning and Zoning Commission’s pending decision. The plan outlines rural to high density growth areas countywide with emphasis on Adamstown Urbana and Route 708 corridor, while water sewerage debates and road siting remain unresolved.
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Adamstown
Planning and Zoning Commission
Winchester
council of government
Frederick County
Urbana
Frederick
Thurmont
Sabillasville
Ladiesburg
Libertytown
New Market
Glassman Retiring As Head Of Detrick Research Center
Dr. Harold N. Glassman, acting scientific director at Fort Detrick, retires after nearly 30 years. He notes a shift from wartime bio warfare fears to a U S disarmament stance and says he supports the president’s unilateral leadership in ending offensive biological programs. Fort Detrick has grown into an industrial park with multiple agencies and a strong research base.
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Glassman
Detrick Research Center
Harold N. Glassman
United States
U.S. Army Biological Defense Research Laboratory
Fort Detrick
Camp Detrick
Surgeon General
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Detrick
U.S. Army Strategic Communications East Coast Telecommunications Center
Vegetation Control Division
Flair United States Army Reserve Center
Frederick eyes tiered parking after Baltimore tour
Five Frederick men led by Alderman Ronald Young studied Baltimore tiered parking options on an all day tour. They noted Baltimore has no public parking aside from streets and priced spaces at about 3,000 dollars per space for a 500 space lot. They questioned funding methods and emphasized affordable rates to attract use.
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Frederick
Baltimore
Ronald Young
David Bork
Michael Pue
Public Works
Robert Strine
Eli Krotman
Young
William Thompson
Krotman
Ile
Stock Market Edges Higher in Modest Rebound
New York stock prices rose modestly reversing Monday's slide. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 944.54 at 10:30 am, up 2.71 points, while advances marginally led declines on the New York Stock Exchange with a 4 to 9 ratio.
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NEW YORK
New York Stock Exchange
Fort Detrick Contractor To Be Named Friday
The NIH plans a Friday briefing at 10 a.m. in Bethesda to announce the selection of a cancer research contractor for an estimated seven million dollar first-year program at Fort Detrick. NIH Director Dr. Frank J. Rauscher Jr. will lead the briefing as October changes Fort Detrick from a biological warfare facility to research on disease causes.
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Fort Detrick
NIH National Cancer Institute
Frank J. Rauscher Jr
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Nixon
Fort Detrich
Commissioners Hear Advice On Sewage Use
The Frederick County Commissioners heard a proposal to use properly treated effluents for spray irrigation. Louie Brosius of the Singapore Corporation cited Army Corps of Engineers findings that conventional plants are costly and ecologically unsound, urging distribution to flood plains and agricultural lands to reduce costs and drought risk. He called for more privately and publicly owned treatment systems to curb septic tank proliferation and support expanded sewer planning.
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Frederick County
Louie Brosius
Singapore Corporation
US. Army Corps of Engineers
Brosius
planning commission
Downtown Courthouse Opposed By 3 Mayors
Three Frederick County mayors resisted plans for a new county courthouse downtown. Richard Winn proposed a long term plan with possible monorail access from edge parking, while James Black and Lawrence Way urged accessibility for rural residents and questioned downtown merchants’ pleas. Way suggested buying back Rose Hill Manor from the federal government.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Council of Governments
Richard A. Winn
Walkersville
James Black
Thurmont
peo
Lawrence Way
Burkittsville
Way
Rose Hill Manor
fed
Search Continues For Missing Plane In Maryland Area
Officials at Frederick Civil Air Patrol report no new developments in locating a small single engine plane missing since Sunday night between Martinsburg West Virginia and Fort Meade Maryland. Volunteers intensified efforts with 70 cadets and officers, flying 15 search sorties at low altitude and surveying communities from Harper's Ferry to Montgomery County.
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Frederick
Civil Air Patrol rescue headquarters
R.B., Von Nordeck
Fort Meade
Martinsburg
W. Va
Detroit
Von Nordeck
Ft. Meade
Frederick County
John McInay
CAF
Baltimore
Bowie
Anne Arundel
Annapolis
Ft Meade
Harper’s ferry
Montgomery County
Snowball Stand Fates Hinge On Board Hearing
The Freed sisters Kelly seven Tammy thirteen and Robin fourteen run a snowball stand on Narva Avenue halted by a residential ban. Father Richard J Freed asks the city board of zoning appeals to allow the stand to reopen for household items at a 4 p m City Hall session.
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Freed
Kelly
Tammy
Robin
city board of zoning appeals
Narva Avenue
Richard J .Freed
Board of Aldermen
Frederick
City Hall
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