Sebastian Derr House documented before demolition in Maryland
Workers began documenting the 243 year old Sebastian Derr House through measured drawings and photographs to create a final record prior to demolition. The memo with Natelli Communities requires a preservation easement, site preservation, and plaques, while a $100,000 fund and $75,000 bond support preservation efforts.
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Sebastian Derr
Frederick City
Charles Gunn
Frederick County Landmarks Foundation
Tom Natelli
Natelli Communities
Mr. Natelli
Natelli
Maryland Historic Trust
Gunn
Kathryn Kuranda
Christopher Goodwin
The
Landmarks Foundation
Derr
Marylands new tax cut and runoff limits take effect
Maryland lawmakers push through a 5 percent state income tax cut for 1998 and set phasing for the remaining 4 percent over two years while new runoff limits for farms target Psiesteria. Deadlines for farmers start 2003 and 2005, with average tax savings as low as thirty dollars per filer.
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Maryland
Susan Slater
School of Public Affairs
University of Maryland, College Park
Slater
Frederick County adopts multiple new laws effective July 1
Frederick County voters gain a November ballot option on an elected or appointed school board, part of 197 new laws taking effect this week. Other measures set after hours restrictions on bottle clubs, alter social services board makeup to nine to 13 members, adjust library per capita funding to 48000, require anesthesia coverage for dental procedures, allow tax deductions for volunteer responders, require 48 hour pesticide notices in elementary schools, maintain pupil notification registries, extend death benefits to volunteers killed while helping, and add two deputy secretaries in the Public Safety agency.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
del. Louise Snodgrass
Del
Hecht
D-Frederick
Social Services Board
Jack Derr
Tim Ferguson
Sen. Derr
Clarence “Smiley” White
Thurmont
del. J. Anita Stup
R-Frederick Washington
States
District of Columbia
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services
TJ High School science lab funding may delay renovation
State funding for Gov. Thomas Johnson High School renovation could shift by 11 months due to a regulator required letter. Board of Education approved a revised message to state Superintendent Nancy Grasmick, stressing total $16 million project funding and June 2000 availability. County officials hope local funds cover delays, with a May start being ideal.
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Bruce Reeder
Board of Education
Nancy Grasmick
Yale Stenzler
Interagency Committee On
Stenzler
Grasmick
Jean Smith
TJ Prin
Frederick News Portiona Printed On Recycled Paper
Portiona of The Frederick News is printed daily on 100 percent recycled paper. The newspaper emphasizes recyclability and environmental responsibility in its production and edition process.
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The
Frederick
Middletown man earns D C medals
Lt. Joseph Powell, a 54 year old Middletown resident, discovered a smoke filled attic door during a house fire search. He dragged a burned elderly man to safety, earning two medals the silver from District of Columbia and a bronze from Washington D C Fire and Emergency Medical Service.
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Middletown
Joseph Powell
Powell
Washington
District of Columbia
Washington, D.C
Firefighter Lt Powell Reflects On Service And Rewards
Lt Powell says rewards go beyond money and firefighters solve problems. A Vietnam veteran with 31 years on the force, he and his wife Carol have two children and four grandchildren. He has helped deliver babies and rescue accident victims.
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Powell
Lem. Lt
Carol
Vietnam
Hogan seeks second term as Frederick County Commissioner
Republican incumbent Nona Hogan, 50, announces her bid for a second term at Winchester Hall on East Church Street at 4 p.m. Wednesday. She cites the county’s strong bond rating and fiscal conservatism while aiming to complete the largest school construction plan and boost commercial property assessable share from 27 percent, prioritizing education and economic development.
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Frederick County
Nona Hogan
Hogan
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