Gordon's budget plan asks 6-cent property tax hike
Frederick Mayor Paul Gordon unveiled a 1992 budget totaling 25.89 million with a 6 cent property tax increase to 1.61 per 100 of assessed value. He argued the rise spreads the burden amid revenue shortfalls while avoiding service cuts, though former Mayor Ronald Young condemned it as unnecessary. Public testimony favored some police funding. city officials pledged police strength and a possible lateral transfer plan.
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Frederick
Paul Gordon
Gordon
City Hall
Ronald Young
Michael Williams
Patrick O’brien
Frederick City
County considers 16 cent property tax hike plan
Frederick County Commissioners weigh a maximum 16 cent increase for the next fiscal year. Commissioners President Ronald Sundergill notes influx of residents strains resources while David Gray and Gail Bowerman also favor raising the current tax rate of 2.19 dollars per 100 of assessed value. Bowerman on Thursday proposes raising the rate further.
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Frederick County
Ronald Sundergill
David Gray
Gail Bowerman
Carroll County
Gray
Sundergill
Mr. Sundergill
Sue Ann Yingling
Bruce Reeder
Ijamsville Man Killed in I-270 Motorcycle Crash
An Ijamsville resident, James R. Presley, 46, died Thursday night after a motorcycle crash on I-270 near Urbana. He reportedly lost control, was ejected, and struck by two southbound vehicles. No other injuries were reported. Traffic backed up for miles as the scene was investigated.
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Ijamsville
Urbana
James R. Presley
Mountain View Lane
Maryland
Presley
Students adapt well to new Maryland tests in Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Education officials report progress on the first round of state tests being administered in the county this week and next. Language arts tests run this week with math to follow, featuring open-ended questions to promote critical thinking and creativity. Principals and teachers note the tests fit the outcome based curriculum and students see them as just another day at school.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Martha Bauer
Lewistown
Bauer
Steve Hess
Castner
Eileen Tipperman
Kemptown
Tipperman
Kurdish leader says near peace proposal with Iraqis
Kurdish Democratic Party chief Massoud Barzani says he and Saddam Hussein's government have agreed on main points of a peace proposal and will detail them at a Saturday news conference. He notes progress toward Kurdish autonomy and democratic reforms while refugees are urged to return home.
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Iraq
Massoud Barzani
Saddam Hussein
Barzani
Kurdish Democratic Party
Saddam
Zakho
Britain
Foreign Office
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Queen Elizabeth II
Schwarzkopf
Tampa
Fla
Mr. Barzani
County to try scan voting machines for accuracy
Frederick County Commissioners approved 102000 in the 1992 budget to lease an optical scan system for one year. The Optech machine aims to prevent overvotes by counting votes automatically and updating precinct totals in under two seconds, despite budget officer Mark Sneadner’s objections.
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Frederick County
Mark Sneadner
Optech
Judge acquits mother in child abuse trial
Joyce Ann Ott, 21, mother of four, was acquitted by Judge J. Thomas Nissel in Frederick County Circuit Court after a two day trial over a mouth washing incident on Taney Avenue. Angela Ott, nearly three, suffered no medical injuries. co defendants faced varying outcomes with one granted immunity and another to stand trial next week.
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Taney Avenue
Joyce Ann Ott
Angela Ott
Angela
Ott
J. Thomas Nissel
Frederick County
Charlene Carocci
Joyce Ott
Simms
Ajax
Nissel
Stephen Meyers
Frederick OKs higher parking rates and fines
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen voted 4 to 1 to raise parking meter rates from 25 cents to 50 cents per hour and deck rates from 75 cents to $1, with $3 after the sixth hour. Fines rise from $3 to $5, and a plan to remove ticket boxes and bags, add decals, designate Saturdays after Thanksgiving as free parking, and reduce free holidays to 10. Alderman Grimes dissenting. Also, bridge work on Shookstown Road reopened, but traffic-study plans remain unclear.
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Frederick
Public Works Department
City Parking Authority
Police Department
Steve Johnson
Jon Kreissig
Fred Eisenhart
Shookstown Road
Weather outlook and ballooning note in brief
Inside The News Weather reports mostly cloudy tonight with a 230 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and lows in the lower 60s. Saturday brings variable cloudiness and cooler highs in the upper 60s. Also mentions hot air ballooning as a popular sport with story and photos on another page and notes ballroom dance champions arriving at Weinberg Center on May 28.
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