Commissioners hopeful skeptical as county starts strategic plan
Frederck County commissioners launched the first phase of a county strategic plan linking land use, long term finances and goals. consultant Jo Anne Ellison will be involved in five meetings. plan draft due by Aug 15 costing taxpayers $4,000. Gardner seeks top priorities in business and education while Thompson questions implementation and urges sewer and water fund reform funded by developer fees.
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Curran Wins Distinguished Service Award in Maryland
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr received a Distinguished Service Award from the Maryland Gerontological Association at its seventh annual conference in Baltimore. The honor cited his Senior Sting program that curbed telemarketing and mail fraud and his Patient Abuse Unit that prosecutes abuse in Medicaid nursing homes. About 500 elderly volunteers helped monitor solicitations, aiding cases including a settlement with American Family Publishers.
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Estell Receives Hood College Germany Embassy Prize
Amy Estell daughter of Martha and Todd Estell won the Germany Embassy Prize at Hood College’s 1999 Awards and Prizes Ceremony. A Knoxville resident and Brunswick High School 1997 graduate, she is a sophomore noted for French and German. She plans a junior year at Universite de Strasbourg through Hood’s study abroad program.
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Todd Estell
Germany
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Knoxville
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Masser Wins Rotary Four Way Test Oration Contest
Jessica Masser of Gov Thomas Johnson High School earned first runner up after competing with 15 students. She will represent the Frederick area in District 7620s annual high school oratory contest for scholarship funds. The event, judged on speech delivery and four way test integration, asks truth fairness benefit to all and goodwill.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Rotary
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Frederick
County to vote on higher impact fees tonight
Board of County Commissioners plans to raise single family home impact fee from 3000 to 4354 and condo and apartment rates decrease. The move, pushed by Commissioner Gardner, aims to update cost estimates and fund parks and public safety while July 1 implementation is slated. The panel also reviews the fiscal 2000 tax rate and potential new fire tax districts with decisions expected Tuesday morning.
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Tischler & Associates
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Walkersville
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Diane Penn
Delinquent Taxpayers Can Stave Off Foreclosure
Frederick County reports six months to pay delinquent taxes to forestall foreclosure after a tax sale that sold 358 properties and raised 447265 dollars in unpaid taxes. Deputy treasurer James Babb notes bidders pay taxes at sale and the winning bidder collects interest and fees, with safeguards against overbidding.
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James Babb
Frederick County
Mayor Grimes budget discussion opens for Frederick 2000
Residents of Frederick joined aldermen to comment on Mayor Jim Grimes proposed fiscal 2000 budget at City Hall. The talks began in April with department requests totaling 688 million dollars, 18.6 million over estimate, while available funds stood at 50.2 million. The mayor aldermen workshop follows the presentation at 2 p.m.
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Christopher Burch Wins Loais Foundation Scholarship
Christopher Burch of Frederick received the Loais Foundation Scholarship at Frostburg State University. A Singanore High School graduate, he finished at Frederick Community College with honors and National Honor Society. At FSU he majors in fish and wildlife management and is the son of Debra Burch.
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Frostburg
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Loais Foundation
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Frederick Community
Community College
FSU
Debra Burch
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