Graceham Birds Draw Maryland Officials To Roost
Graceham hosted about 60 000 to 100 000 birds roosting for the night as Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Hance and six Department officials joined five Nuisance Bird Advisory Committee members and landowner Edgar Emrich to observe. The visit aimed to review firsthand a large roost and inform state policy under the Nuisance Bird Control Law. a formal policy remains in draft with no immediate plan due to lack of pressure.
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Young D. Nance
Maryland
Graceham
Department of Agriculture
Pine Grove
Edgar Emrich
Hance
State Secretary of Agriculture
Hagerstown Park
Donald H. Messersmith
University of Maryland
Joseph Horman
State Health Department
Harry G. Black
James Moser
Thurmont Grange
Dawson Carroll
Farm Bureau
Bernard F. Halla
Wildlife Administration
Department of Natural Resources
Brooke Meanly
Patuxent Wildlife Center
Maryland Ornithological Society
Bob Patterson
Prince George's Audubon Society
Mary J. Tennant
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Leslie E. Terry
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Delaware
Ronald L. Johnson
Charles W. Puffinberger
William Gimpel
Paul Bystrak
Ted Beinart
PE rate hearings loom as coal strike boosts fuel costs
PE rate actions unfold amid coal strike effects with requests for a fuel pass through hearing. PSC engineers review PE fuel charges while the company weighs a new rule case after earning under PSC-allowed levels. Officials note higher bills in 1978, with public scrutiny rising as consumer groups push for hearings.
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Keane
Blair Lee II
Maryland General Assembly
Lee
Potomac Edison
PSC
Keller
Robert Murdock
Murdock
People’s Counsel
Organization For Consumer Justice
Maryland
House
Rupli
Mount Airy Appeals Board Hears Zoning Question
Mount Airy Maryland The Board of Appeals referred a zoning variance decision for a planned Martidale Gardens subdivision to Town Attorney Charles O Fisher Sr The dispute centers on parking spaces for six townhouses and whether the Violet Court cul de sac can be redesigned to meet off street parking requirements The board also granted a special exception for Carroll Robinsons medical center at Md 27 and Watersville Road with two driveways and discussed a variance to allow five practitioners instead of three May affect a potential zoning text amendment
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Mount Airy
Town Board of Appeals
Martidale Gardens
David C. Smith
Gaithersburg
Charles O. Fisher Sr
James R. Shaw
Planning Commission
Town Council
Smith
Violet Court
Shaw
Carroll Robinson
MD. 27
Watersville Road
Robinson
Frederick County teachers accept five percent pay raise vote
FCTA members backed a five percent raise amid tight county finances while noting the budget funds class size reduction and more textbooks. Leaders aim to preserve the school budget as Frederick faces a 37 million proposal, with teachers citing pay lag behind Maryland peers and rising land values driving county revenue.
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FCTA
Gordon
Frederick County
Frederick
Maryland
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