Public input pushes for full BoE budget funding in Frederick County
Up to 700 parents and teachers filled Winchester Hall demanding the Board of Education receive the proposed $42.5 million school budget next year. Commissioners proposed $23.7 million, prompting loud support for restoring teacher raises and funding for gifted and talented programs and the Parent/Child Home Visitation initiative. The heated meeting moved to Gov. Thomas Johnson High, with police on scene and orderly public discussion allotted in timed slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Sam Yu
C. Kort Holter
Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Galen R. Clagett
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Gordon M. Anderson
Frederick County Teachers Association
East Church Street
FCTA
James L. Bryan
Frederick City
Thomas Johnson
Commission
Mary G. Williams
William {. Linehan
Linehan
Joe Fap
Sbein Taraw Ralia
Tentative Frederick County school budget totals 2.399 million
The Frederick County Commissioners propose a 2.399 million county share for the school CIP, with the board of education seeking 4.092 million total. The plan delays four future growth projects, scraps some site acquisition funds, and sets aside a contingency for potential revival. Major approved items include Frederick High School renovations and other roof replacements, with a May 4 public hearing at Winchester Hall to discuss the full plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Commissioners
Board of Education
Kemptown
Rock Creek Center
Brunswick
Linganore
Middletown Area
Walkersville Avea
Commissioners
Frederick High
Brunswick Elementary
Green Valley
Myersville
Winchester Hall
Addi
West Frederick
Catoctin High School
Thomas
Frederick County CIP budget up 66 percent in 1986 plan
Frederick County Commissioners review a proposed 14.7 million 1986 capital improvements program budget, a 66 percent rise from this year, funded by 6.9 million in state and federal allocations and 7.8 million from a larger operating budget. The plan skews overall spending to 23.8 percent higher, with 6.8 million for roads, 4.4 million for buildings, and 6 million for school renovations, sparking concern over ongoing costs and frills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
County Commission
Mary G. Williams
Weegle
Wanianas
Ins Lue
Williams
Civic gift requests cut 79 percent by county
Frederick County budget hearings show civic contribution requests slashed by more than 206000 dollars. Of 20 requests, four matched county staff recommendations, five were cut, and 13 received no county funding. Non government groups sought over 35000 dollars, with the total recommended budget for these activities set just over 97000 dollars. Representatives from the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society and Alcoholism Advisory Council urged restoration of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Historical Society and Alcoholism Advisory Council
Jaycees
Rick Adams
Tornaloes Strike in Oklahoma and Rome News
Tornado alerts and quick weather notes mix with political bluster as Aldus Mustey cites persistent facts. Cloudy mild tonight with a chance of showers around 40 percent, rising to 70 percent Friday. highs in the 50s. Winds southerly 5 to 10 mph.
Rift grows between BoE and Frederick County commissioners
A dispute over the 40 million county schools operating budget deepens as the Frederick County commissioners and the board of education clash over control of policy. School board President William Linehan accuses the commission of imposing political pressure while Commissioner Galen Clagett downplays hard feelings and expects reinstatement of most program cuts but not pay hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Adams
Nick Wood
The
Historical Society
Church Street
Frederick County
Nicklas
Frederick County Commissioners
Board of Education
William G. Linehan
Galen R. Clagett
Rit Linehan
Linehan
Clagett
Inflation Persists as Wholesale Prices Rise 0.9 Percent
Wholesale prices rose 0.9 percent in April led by higher gasoline and heating oil costs, keeping the annual rate at 11.5 percent. Food prices at wholesale fell 0.3 percent for the first drop since last August, while nonfood prices surged. The report notes inflation remains high, with gasoline up 4.4 percent and home heating oil up 6.7 percent, amid Iran production cuts. Treasury official Blumenthal cautions six months or more for new guidelines to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
India
Labor Department
Carter
Tehor Department
Pril
House liberals push to keep lid on oil price decontrol
Washington AP report shows House Speaker Thomas P. ONeill resisting deregulation while liberals press to block Carter’s plan to decontrol oil prices. ONeill signals he may not block a vote, but doubts passage in Senate. focus shifts to strengthening the windfall profits tax amid the June 1 price decontrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Thomas FP
O'Neill
Carter
U.S
House Commerce Committee
Department of Energy
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Moffett
Neill
Senate
House Ware and Means
al Ullman
D-Ore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boe Budget
Ricky Hadkville
Yellow Springs
Tory
Master Radkville
Boe
Inside the News
Tornaloes
Oklahoma
BED Brigades
Rome
Aldsus Mustey
Bae
Abbych
Faro
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!