City OKs 4-cent tax hike and $25.7M budget
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen adopted a fiscal 1992 budget of 25,679,004 with a 4 cent property tax increase to 1.59 per 100 of assessed value. The plan relies on a larger tax base, funds for two additional police officers, and a bus replacement program costing about 700,000 with a city upfront share of 175,000. The hearing drew just seven attendees, contrasting with a larger turnout in May.
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Frederick
Paul Gordon
Gordon
Sally G. Murphy
Frederick County
Gerald D. Kolbfleisch
Frederick City
County commissioners seek 8 cent tax hike plan
Three Frederick County commissioners say they can limit the proposed property tax rise to 8 cents or less from the current 2.19 per 100. They outline a package including higher recordation fees, funded school board support, salary reforms, and targeted tax waivers for unemployed and hardship dairy farmers while shifting priorities toward education. The full board was not present at the briefing.
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Frederick County
Ronald Sundergill
Bruce Reeder
Gail Bowerman
Sundergill
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Judge Rollins Named to Frederick County Circuit Court
Governor Schaefer appoints 62 year old Judge Herbert L. Rollins to the Frederick County Circuit Court to fill the vacancy of the retired Clater W. Smith. Rollins, already serving in the Frederick District Court since 1985, will be sworn in soon and must run in November 1992 to keep the seat. the appointment awaits Senate committee approval. The post pays $89,000 annually.
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Herbert L. Rollins
Frederick County
William Donald Schaefer
Rollins
Frederick
Clater W. Smith
Michael O'Malley
Senate
O'Malley
General Assembly
O’malley
Washington
Robert F. Sweeney
Schaefer
Heat waves force limited cooling at some Frederick County schools
With 15 days left in the school year nine schools lack full air conditioning. East Frederick, New Midway, Sabillasville, Carroll Manor, Walkersville sites plus Middle and Linganore face closures or shifted classes as temps push mid 90s. Officials weigh options, keeping most campuses open if possible.
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Middletown Middle
Jeff Bresee
Frederick County
Bresee
Carroll Manor
Barbara Norris
National Weather Service
Walt Barhart
Noel T. Farmer Jr
Weather note with muggy night and humid Friday
A weather brief notes muggy tonight with lows in the upper sixties and a hot humid Friday with partly sunny skies and a thirty percent chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms. Highs reach the low to mid sixties.
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Ann Red
Program helps mothers beat addictions at Mountain Manor
Lynda Cornish arrived at Mountain Manor Treatment Center with a five year crack cocaine habit and her four month old daughter. A month later she is in a halfway house and plans to work and secure housing, while her son lives with her mother. Mountain Manor offers the nation’s only drug treatment program in which mothers may stay with their babies, guided by counselors and nannies who teach parenting skills. The 6 month old mother and infant program emphasizes motherhood as a 24 hour duty, with staff like Lindora Christopher aiding mothers and sharing insight from personal recovery. This feature highlights the unique program and its impact on participating families.
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Emmitsburg
Lynda Cornish
Mountain Manor
Glenda
Washington, D.C
Ms. Cornish
Garrick
Ms. Christopher
Christopher
Power demand hits summer high amid heat in Frederick County
Potomac Edison reports a Wednesday peak of 1,724 megawatts, nearing the prior summer record though final totals may rise in days ahead. May temperatures have surged toward century highs, with multiple 90s this May and forecasts suggesting persistent warmth but not necessarily a sustained heat wave.
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Frederick County
Potomac Edison Company
Fred Stenger
Potomac Edison
Bermuda
Fred Davis
Gulf of Mexico
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