County approves six year 464 million capital plan
Frederick County Commissioners approved a six year master plan for capital improvements totaling about 464 million dollars. The plan advances pay as you go funding to 7 percent of the budget by fiscal 1999, with allocations of 55.1 million in 1996 and 459 million for 1997, plus 39.1 million 1998, 47.6 million 1999, 108.9 million 2000, and 47.2 million 2001 for various projects.
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Frederick County
CIP
Jim Shaw
New uses for bases studied for Fort Ritchie closure
Governor Glendening and lawmakers outlined plans to aid workers facing layoffs after Fort Ritchie and other Maryland bases are closed. Sessions noted job training, referrals, and services to ease unemployment while committees explore reuse options from a college campus to a tourist center and light industry.
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White Oak
Fort Ritchie
Maryland
Parris Glendening
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara Mikulski
Glendening
Mr. Glendening
Meininger
High Court ruling could expand student drug testing
The Supreme Court decision allowing random drug tests for student athletes may prompt tests of others in U5 schools such as those on overnight contest trips. Educators say safety comes first, while civil liberties groups warn it erodes student rights and parents fear overreach.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oregon
Timothy J. Dyer
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Mother of abandoned 3 year old arrested
Police detained Lisa Nester on an existing California child support warrant after a Maryland investigator found the couple near the Maryland Pennsylvania border. Wolfgang Nester gave a voluntary statement as authorities pursued a California abandonment charge.
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Smithsburg
Wolfgang
Lisa Nester
Washington County
California
Appalachian Trail
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington County Detention Center
Zelkowski
Wolfgang Nester
Nester
Zielkowski
Nesters
Flood watches, thunderstorms push Frederick County rain surge
A flash flood watch remains in effect in Frederick County until 10 pm with an 80 percent chance of more storms. The county experienced a mid afternoon line of heavy thunderstorms that brought power outages to Walkersville and Mountville and disrupted activities at Baker Park pool. Maryland State Police logged near two inches in Frederick and a weather station noted almost two inches downtown while Emmitsburg saw lighter totals. The rain cooled temperatures from 89 to 74 and improved air quality after recent ozone alerts.
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Frederick County
National Weather Service
Bowers Road
Walkersville
Mountville
Potomac Edison
Frederick
Edward P Thomas Jr
East Patrick Street
Thurmont ends five year annexation moratorium
Thurmont commissioners vote 3 to 1 to lift the five year moratorium on residential annexations for one year The measure was supported by all but Ellen Waesche who urged continued control of growth Mayor Terrence Best described the moratorium as a tool to guide development and noted plans for more than 1000 dwellings on vacant 300 acres within town limits while the town previously held about 700 acres of vacant land when the policy began The outcome signals a shift toward allowing growth despite concerns of no growth.
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Thurmont
Ellen Waesche
Robert Wagerman
Terrence Best
Best
Frank Martin
Monocacy Battlefield Could Lose Federal Funding
Federal budget talks threaten Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick County with either a 10 percent annual cut for three years or elimination of funding for 200 small parks nationwide. Park manager John Howard and Interior spokeswoman Stephanie Hanna warn the impact would curtail staff, education programs, and events at the 1,670 acre site with a $300,000 annual budget. The park highlights its Civil War significance and calls for individual assessment beyond budgets.
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National Park Service
Frederick County
Monocacy National Battlefield Park
House of Representatives
Stephanie Hanna
Department of the Interior
John Howard
Howard
Hanna
Baltimore
Washington
Maryland FFA Convention Set for Hagerstown
Weather outlook for Western Maryland shows cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of light rain and drizzle and mid 60s lows. FFA members will gather in Hagerstown later this week for the 67th Maryland FFA Convention.
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Maryland
Ffav
Hagerstown
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National Coalition of Advocates For Students
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