Commissioners Begin Hearings on County Budget
County Comptroller Thomas M. Fox presented a 13.4 million CIP improvement plan and a 36.7 million operating budget to the Board of County Commissioners. The plan includes 5.74 million for the Board of Education and 4 million for the highway department with most funding from state and federal sources.
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Thomas M. Fox
Board of County Commissioners
CIP
Board of Education
Gordon M. Anderson
Anderson
Fox
Metropolitan Commission
Parks and Recreation Commission
Highway Department
Frederick County
James L. Bryant
Bryant
Sterling 5
Bollinger
Commis
Saturday Mail Delivery Sparks Mixed Public Opinion
A Congressional study commission urged ending Saturday mail delivery to cut costs. Public reaction in Frederick shows little impact on daily life. residents cite bills and newspapers as affected while area businesses express near total indifference, noting little Saturday mail activity.
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Congressional Study Commission
Inger
Utica
Polly Fisher
Thurmont
Charles Eagle
Woodsboro
Randy Waltz
Glendale Drive
Thlemont
Steve Sier
Gary Brewer
Frederick Montgomery Ward
Planners Seek Views On Frederick City Comprehensive Plan
City planning officials faced a sparse turnout at the first hearing for Frederick Citys proposed comprehensive plan. Acting Chairman Richard Hudson urged oral or written comments and directing questions to regional planner Mark Horak.
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Frederick City
Richard Hudson
Mark Horak
Horak
Sam Jones
City Planning Com
Donations sought for Weinberg Center renovations drive
Former police chief Maj. Charles V. Main launched a county-wide campaign to raise 175000 for Tivoli Theater renovations. The effort targets restoring the 50 year old Weinberg Center building and preserving its historic status.
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Charles V. Main
Tivoli
Workers defy Belfast strike and talks begin on ties
In Belfast workers defied a strike while U S Viet diplomatic talks opened. A minister admitted but denied soliciting prostitution. The Weinberg Center project in Maryland aims to convert a 13,000 square foot former cinema into a cultural center funded by private donors. Public funding questions sparked a county board debate over a 1200 donation and flood risk.
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Weinberg Center For the Arts
Dan H
Alyce Weinberg
Main
Weinberg Center
Donald L. Lewis
Crum
Lewis
Potomac Edison Rate Hike Hearing Opens Before PSC
The Potomac Edison case seeks a 16 percent rate increase with seven days of testimony over two months. OCJ seeks Eastalco documents on power use related to a planned third potline. Eastalco opposes release, and PSC allows OCJ informal access while preserving formal intervenor status for OCJ. John M. McCardell testified as the first witness on the rate hike background.
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Public Service Commission
Commission
Organization For Consumer Justice
Eastalco Aluminum Co
Eastalco
Martin Freeman
OCJ
Potomac Edison
PSC
Potomac Edison Co
John M. McCardell
Congress urged not to tamper with Carter energy program
White House energy adviser James R. Schlesinger urged Congress to keep the energy program intact, saying it is balanced to distribute burdens fairly. He defended a standby gasoline tax up to 50 cents a gallon as a challenge to reach a common goal and suggested mandatory conservation could follow if incentives fail.
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Washington
White House
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Carter
Schlesinger
United States
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Get to know your Chamber of Commerce in Frederick County
The third and final public report on Frederick County Chamber of Commerce leadership examines the Division of Economic Affairs focusing on land use for community good. Vice president Alfred P. Shockley oversees two key committees and brings decades in auto industry to local and national groups.
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Frederick County
Shockley Volkswagen-Audi-Honda
Frederick
Frederick Lions Club
Frederick Touchdown Club
Shockley
Frederick Cotillion Club
Walkersville elects three new town commissioners
Edward J. Kerns Jr Paul M. Burrier and incumbent Winfield H. Meyer win two year terms in a town election with 247 voters. Kerns leads with 196 votes while Burrier has 134 and Meyer 154. Wayne E. Crum earns 144. four write ins. Next meeting set for June 8.
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Walkersville
Edward J. Kerns Jr
Paul M. Burrier
Winfield H. Meyer
Kerns
Barker
Walkersville Fire Company
Meyer
Wayne E. Crum
Glade Towne
John Poole
J. Ridgely Cramer
Burgess Orley Bourland
Kenneth Martz
Raymond Strine
Annette Guilfoyle
Shirley Eyler
Glen Zimmerman
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Danny Hols
Sam Houston
Pantry Pride
Phil Margell
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J C Penney Company
the Penney Company
Monroe Angleberger
Central Tractor Parts, Inc
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State Planning Department
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