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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1997
Page
1
County treasurer's office will mail 72,705 property tax bills Tuesday with July 31 discount for prompt payment. If not received by mid July, owners should call the office. New owners from June transfers may not receive bills until August. A June tax sale will accept sealed bids for 65 delinquent properties.
The Supreme Court struck down part of the Brady gun control law, ruling the federal government cannot force local authorities to run background checks. The five day handgun waiting period remains, and officials nationwide say most checks will continue in states requiring them. Ohio will end checks immediately. Dennis Henigan of Handgun Control Inc. says the ruling will not greatly weaken the Brady law. Pennsylvania state police note background checks will continue as before.
Maryland legislators plan to post recorded roll calls on the General Assembly’s new Web page when the 1998 session starts. The joint advisory committee urged staff to add votes with explanations to help constituents understand meanings. Some fear misinterpretation of amendments or motions.
Bowes county health officer and Martinsburg VA officials say Frederick health department is too small for a veterans outpatient clinic. They visited Montevue Lane and concluded the site is inadequate, pushing plans toward Hagerstown at Western Maryland Hospital Center to serve Washington and Frederick Maryland counties and Franklin Fulton counties in Pennsylvania. Final site decision may take months with VA review and congressional approval. Fort Detrick suggestion floated as alternative.
Larry A Bohn, a veteran Frederick County Health Department employee, will replace Edgar Woods as director of environmental health starting July 1. Woods retires at month end after supervising 20 employees. Bohn was selected from five applicants and currently oversees water quality and plan review.
Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan urged Frederick and Montgomery counties to ally with Prince George's and Howard to boost political influence in Annapolis. He cited shared goals in education funding transportation and economic development and noted past school construction funding disparities. He highlighted the 1270 corridor as a regional high tech growth arc benefiting all four counties.
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