Frederick City halts BoE Hayward Road offices over permits
Frederick city officials moved to stop occupancy at the Frederick County Board of Education Hayward Road site after discovering offices in the building were in use without final permits. The city cited dust and cold air from an adjacent construction area, with officials noting only a portion had occupancy approval. City inspectors indicated the school board may have exceeded an exception granted for a credit union space, raising safety concerns and potential fines of up to 400 dollars per day.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Hayward Road
Paul Gerlach
School Board
Gerlach
Bal Menon
Menon
Jeff Bresee
Church Street
Bresee
Frederick Mayer
N. Lynn Tillery
Tillery
Ms. Tillery
Office of
Officials reveal three new schools opened without permits
Three county schools in the last five years Monocacy Hillcrest elementary and Heather Ridge opened without final occupancy certificates. City and county officials clash over zoning rules while state inspectors cleared health and fire. The school board will pursue permits amid liability concerns and prior enforcement tensions.
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Frederick
Monocacy
Hillcrest
Heather Ridge
Bal Menon
Jeff Bresee
Bresee
Baker pursues peace as Syria expects window of opportunity
Secretary Baker winds down a five nation Middle East tour in Damascus saying Syria and other Arab states are serious about peace with Israel yet not ready to follow Egypt in recognizing the Jewish state. He aims to advance UN resolutions and resolve the Arab Israeli conflict with a step by step approach as Farouk al Sharaa welcomes the U S envoy. Baker earlier visited Saudi Arabia Egypt Kuwait and others.
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Syria
James A. Baker
Middle East
Israel
Baker
Egypt
Moscow
Soviet Union
Farouk al- Sharaa
U.S
U.N Security Council
Mr. Baker
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
County planners seek $1M budget for next year
The Frederick County planning department seeks nearly $1 million for its operating budget with 91 percent for salaries and benefits. Planning director James Shaw presented the 3.5 percent higher proposal to the planning commission, which urged sending a letter to county commissioners about adding positions to handle growth and staffing pressures.
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Frederick County
James Shaw
Planning Commission
Schrodels sue ex attorney and firm for 5.5 million
William and Kathleen Schrodel sue attorney David L. Johnson and Johnson Parker Hess of Westminster over legal services in fighting Frederick County to condemn their farm for Reich's Ford Road landfill. They seek 5.5 million, alleging excessive fees and bad advice. They hired a new firm in 1990 and settled with the county for about 2.2 million.
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William
Kathleen Schrodel
Frederick County
Reich
Ford Road
Schroders
David L. Johnson
Johnson, Parker & Hess
Westminster
Johnson
Schrodels
Montgomery County
Snow delays and closures ripple through Frederick County schools
Snow fell across Frederick triggering two feeder system closures and a two hour bus delay. A Wednesday bus crash near Thurmont injured seven in the other vehicle. Police reported minor accidents countywide while Catoctin and Middletown feeders faced full closure as snow kept accumulating. National forecasts advised continued caution.
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Thurmont
Catoctin
Middletown
Frederic City unveils plans for new hotel and conference complex
Frederick officials revealed drawings for a hotel and conference center to anchor Carroll Creek Linear Park. The $10 million first phase includes a 60 to 90 room hotel, 75 person conference center, a movie house, amphitheater and underground garage on 2.24 acres, with construction possibly starting next summer after flood control work and planning approvals.
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Carroll Creek Linear Park
Frederick City
Michael Graves
South Market Street
Carroll Creek
Henry Hewes
New York City
Creek
Hewes
City Planning Commission
Historic District Commission
Washington, D.C
County files suit to acquire land for sewer interceptor
Frederick County moves to condemn more than 2 acres along the Monocacy River to build the Monocacy interceptor sewer line linking the city plant with Ballenger Creek. The Mays oppose, while eight other landowners cooperate. county says construction will be temporary and underground.
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Frederick County
Monocacy
Frederick City
Douglas
Susan Ann May
Monocacy River
John Mathias
Wendy Kearney
Ballenger Creek
Mays
Mathias
Kearney
McDonald's Drive Through Fight Sparks New Market Panel
New Market town council censures McDonald's drive through plans as the firm clashes with Frederick County architectural review over building design. The council asserts authority to enforce architecture rules while McDonald's pushes to keep its lit roofline and vertical beam lighting to attract customers.
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McDonald’s Corp
MacDonald
Frederick County Architectural Review Committee
County Planning Commission
MccDonald’s
Frank Shaw
McDonald’s
New Market
MD. 144
MD. 75
Dave Godwin
Planning Commission
Light Snow Likely Tonight With Clearing Friday
Occasional light snow is forecast with little further accumulation possible tonight. Lows around 30. Friday brings a 30 percent chance of light snow early, then clearing. Highs reach the low to mid 40s with western Maryland weather notes on Page B-1.
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