Urbana approves land for low density park plan
County Commissioners unanimously back a state DNR proposal to buy 223 acre Earl MacIniosh tract between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Monocacy River for a low intensity park. Uses include hiking and conservation. active sports and baseball are not planned.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Sugarloaf Mountain
Monocacy River
Frederick County
Lawrence Johnson
DNR
Earl MacIniosh
Ed Sears
Monocacy
Sugarloaf
Johnson
Edgar Wirts
Paul L. Crum Jr
Little Bennett Creek
Montgomery County
County Commissioners rule on water and sewer map changes
The Board of County Commissioners considered sewer and water map amendments and followed Metropolitan Commission guidance on most. They denied Investors and Developers Services Inc request to revise the 10 year Little Tuscarora Creek plan and approved several other amendments including Walkersville View More Heights and rest area sewer facilities, with votes split among commissioners on some items. Virts and Crum supported several changes while Lewis opposed W 4 and S 4 classifications in multiple cases.
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State Health Department
Frederick
Dorsey
Bollinger
Libertytown
Hemp Hills
Johnson
Crum
Board of County Commissioners
Metropolitan Commission
Planning Commission
Investors and Developers Services, Inc
Little Tuscarora Creek
Doubs H
Ea$talco
Donald L. Lewis
Paul L. Crum
Green Valley Associates
Green Valley
Edgar C. Wirts
Walkersville
View More Heights
Lewis
Poole and Sons
Virts
Murphy
State Highway Administration
Frederick County
Byron urges ICC to reject B&O Washington commuter fare hike
Maryland Congressman Goodloe Byron asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to deny the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a 40 percent rate increase for Washington area commuter trains. He argues the higher fares will curb ridership, urges continued subsidies, and notes the need to compete with autos while awaiting line upgrades and energy conservation.
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Bdp
Goodloe
Byron
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
B&o Railroad
Washington
Baltimore
Maryland Transportation Department
B&o
Esther Moore Named Manager Of Local Penney Staff
Named manager Mrs Esther Moore was appointed to lead the Frederick Penney staff effective February 1 She comes from Penneys Eastover Maryland near the Washington area and has 17 years service with the company Starting as a cashier she rose to Personnel Supervisor in 1964 then Personnel Manager in 1969 A Statesville North Carolina native she is married to Edgar Moore They plan to move to the Frederick area and he is retired from the Naval Research Lab now employed at Litton Industries
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Esther Moore
Penney
Moore
Frederick
Eastover
Washington, D.C
Penney's
Statesville
N.C
Edgar Moore
Moores
Thurmont annexations approved for motel site school land and homes
Thurmont commissions annexed about 59 acres across three areas after a public hearing. The parcels include 24.69 acres of the former Eyler farm for a park, 1.35 acres for a motel, and 33.0 acres on East Main Street for a school use and later single family homes. Annexation becomes effective after 46 days.
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Thurmont
Joseph Eyler
L.W. Wolfe
Samuel Roger III
East Main Street
Kenneth Angleberger
Thurmont Associates
Municipal League Hears Status of Five Priority Items
The Thurmont chapter led by Mayor James Black received a briefing from Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young on Maryland Municipal League actions in Annapolis. Five priority items were reviewed including the Senate passed tax differential bill and the March 13 public hearing on the financial disclosure bill, with annexation referenda discussed and a push for a Department of Municipal Affairs. The next meeting is June 16 at Bettys Restaurant, ahead of the Ocean City convention. The group will meet Carroll County on March 20 in Taneytown.
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The
Maryland Municipal League
Thurmont
James Black
Betty's
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Annapoli
General Assembly
Young
Senate
General County
Municipal League
Marvin Mandel
Department of Municipal Affairs
Ocean City
Carroll County
Taneytown
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Urbana
Gerald W. Blank
Ezra Blank Jr
Shookstown
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Mass
Rachel
Davis Shoe Store
Hte
ST. Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD
Atlas Cushionaire Tires
Sizi
Fed
Whit Ada
Wallo Nal
Exxon
Exxon Company
U.S.A
Exxon ValueCenter
Atlas
U.S
Value Center
Exxon Steel
USA
Phus
Whitten
Auth Gwade-M
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