School Board calls for full probe into faulty construction
Frederick County Board of Education on Monday pressed for a full investigation into alleged construction defects at Ballenger Creek and Spring Ridge schools. An independent engineer warned of numerous deficiencies at Ballenger Creek with a report due Oct. 11 and Spring Ridge due by month end. potential misconduct could lead to criminal charges, while board members split on who should conduct the inquiry and several warned of threats to whistleblowers.
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Frederick County
Ee Sald
Sam
Edgar Larson
Ballenger Creek
Spring Ridge
Koski
Mr. Koski
State Board of Education
Circuit Court
Harry deMoll
deMoll
Schaefer Unveils Plan to Trim 450 Million from Maryland Budget
Governor William Donald Schaefer announced a 450 million dollar budget cut and 1778 state worker layoff plan at a Crownsville briefing. He warned more cuts may follow as troopers, parks, school programs, and dispatch services face reductions. Notices go out to affected employees with layoffs targeted for November 1.
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Annapolis
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Crownsville
Mudville
Wocal
Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke Chen
Specina Area
County faces deeper deficits as budget cuts loom
Frederick County projects a $3.04 million revenue shortfall this year as budget officials revive cost cuts. A hiring freeze, department budget trims, and reduced capital outlay are planned. The school board is urged to contribute over $1.7 million. Travel bans and debt service cuts also feature in proposed measures amid statewide revenue gaps.
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Frederick County
Mark Sneadner
Weather and community notices from Wester Maryland page
Fragmentary reading shows a midweek weather map item for Wester Maryland with highs in the lower Os and a section on agriculture. It mentions community news and a festival or meet called Teteme and a Scatival event in Teteme area.
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Maryland
Medevac helicopter unit hit by Maryland budget cuts
Maryland faces cuts to Medevac helicopter coverage as Gov. Schaefer trims the emergency medical service. Grounding hours from 3 am to 7 am will reduce 24 hour coverage to 20 hours with service declines in Frederick Salisbury Baltimore and Washington suburbs. Maj. Hutchins notes impact on the program and a mother recalls a lifesaving flight for her newborn daughter Caitlin who suffered seizures.
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Maryland
Department of Natural Resources
College Park
Prince George's County
Baltimore
Elmer H. Tippett
Pat Drum
Maryland State Troopers Association
Centreville
Norwood
Montgomery County
William Donald Schaefer
Centerville
Charles R. Hutchins
Frederick
Salisbury
Washington
Maj
Hutchins
Delay in report to Farmer on Ballenger Creek School
School officials delayed sharing a six page engineer’s report on Ballenger Creek Elementary with Superintendent Dr. Noel T. Farmer Jr. for over six hours after it arrived Saturday, Sept. 21. The document cited bowed walls loose bricks and insufficient grout triggering board frustration and questions about chain of command and a media leak.
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Noel T. Farmer Jr
Ballenger Creek
East Church Street
Walter Brilhart
Sam Koski
Brilhart
Dr. Farmer
Mr. Koski
Koski
Norman Quist
ESSROC plans tire fueled test at Frederick cement plant
ESSROC Manufacturing will test burning whole tires in its long wet cement kilns to cut coal use and reduce landfill tire dumping at Reich's Ford Road. MDE will monitor emissions during a 30 day trial after receiving approval, with aim to burn about two tires per minute per kiln and eventually 1.5 to 1.7 million tires annually.
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Essroc Manufacturing Inc
Frederick County
Public Works
Reich
Ford Road
Sue Ann Yingling
Maryland Department of Environment
MDE
John Goheen
United States
Feenna
Goheen
Portland
Bruce Ballinger
Ballinger
Cadence Chemical Inc
Essroc
County to approve ESSROC rezoning amid opposition
Frederick County Commissioners are set to approve a plan that moves 177 acres of ESSROC Manufacturing property from mineral mining to agricultural despite threats of legal action. The measure, part of the Adamstown Regional Plan, followed a prior vote downzoning to agricultural and aims to curb expansion of mineral mining while ESSROC disputes the planning board decision.
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Frederick County
Essroc Manufacturing Inc
Adamstown
Essroc
New Design Road
Elmer Derr
Frederick County Planning Commission
Davi Severn
Fupc
Severn
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Igt. Herold C. Delauter
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Pam Mickel
Caitlin
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