Emmitsburg Boosts Tax Rate to Fund Local Services
Emmitsburg commissioners raised the property tax by three cents to 50 cents per $100 of assessed value starting July 1, 1993, approving a $1.2 million budget for fiscal 1994. The town cites declining state aid and higher health care costs for seven employees as triggers, with a plan to use most of a $40,000 surplus to reduce debt service and fund capital projects. The meeting also approved signage rules for a ballfield, new permit requirements, and strict penalties for unpaid tickets and junked cars including possible impoundment after 30 days with costs.
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Emmitsburg
William Carr
Carr
State Department of the Environment
Information superhighway envisioned for Maryland state network
Gov William Donald Schaefer and a cabinet committee plan a fiber optic statewide information network for schools colleges and government agencies. The Information Technology Board aims to install it in about three years enabling interactive voice video and text sharing across the state with professors teaching remotely and access to large libraries including the University of Maryland. Other states use similar networks to speed legal and medical services.
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William Donald Schaefer
C&p Telephone
Information Technology Board
Schaefer
Frank Knott
Knott
University of Maryland
New York
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Harlem
New York City
New York Times
Mississippi
Vital Resources
Atlanta
Middletown nixes parking lot plan
Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the site plan by Middletown Valley Bank to expand and reconfigure the parking lot at Jefferson and Main streets for noncompliance with parking regulations. The vote withholds approval until regulations are satisfied while other business approved a Brookridge final plat contingent on Ivy Hill Drive extension to Alternate U.S. 40.
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Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission
Middletown Valley Bank
Main St
Jefferson and
Main Streets
Washington Street
Brookridge
Ivy Hill Drive
Clinton plan draws Senate amendments amid tax battle
Senate Republicans push dozens of amendments to curb energy and business tax measures while Democrats mull counter proposals. Clinton outlines energy tax scope and cites deficits, with CBO projecting sizable five year savings. Yellowstone park faces budget strain and rising unrecovered fees as visitor numbers grow.
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Senate
John C. Danforth
R-Mo
Clinton
Finance Committee
Texas
Yellowstone National Park
Wys
Yellowstone
National Park
Tim Ferguson Defeats Thompson in Frederick County Race
Tim Ferguson handily defeated GOP nominee John Thompson of Frederick County, delivering a clear victory in a tightly watched county contest. Thompson conceded after results showed Ferguson leading by a solid margin.
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GOP
John Thompson
Frederick County
County Exam Results Highlight Mixed Performance Across Tests
County test results show 97 percent pass in writing, 92.6 percent math with last year at 87.5, and citizenship at 94.2 while state standards mark excellence at 90 96 and 92 respectively. Maryland’s performance assessment notes no satisfactory category met locally but county outpaced state averages.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Katz
Commissioner urges more inmates into home detention program
Maryland corrections chief Land Commissioner Richard A. Lanham Sr. ordered wardens to expand home detention, allowing inmates to serve sentences at home under electronic monitoring. The move aims to curb crowding, save costs, and reverse a drop in program participation, with criteria tightening for near-release and previously declined inmates.
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Annapolis
Land Correction
Richard A. Lanham Sr
The
Baltimore) Sun
Lanham
Maryland
Hogan weighs bid for Congress amid Bartlett challenge
Roscoe Bartlett faces a potential intra party rival in Larry Hogan who carried Western Maryland by nearly 3500 votes and has lived in Frederick County since 1982. Hogan says support from local Republicans grows as Bartlett’s campaign tensions mount and a run remains possible.
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Ferguson
Larry Haines
R Carroll
Baltimore County
Roscoe Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Frederick
Carroll
Smelser
Bartlett
Senate
House of Delegates
Victory
Maryland Senate
Maryland
Frederick County
Republican Party
Hogan
Larry
Derr
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Congressional Budget Office
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