Detour receives $100000 to buy and restore flood-prone land
Detour, a 96-person town, will gain state and Carroll County funding totaling 100000 for land purchase and cleanup. Michael Smith, calling himself the unofficial mayor, has long campaigned over recurring floods from Little Pipe Creek to the Monocacy River, citing delays and press advocacy.
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Carroll County
Michael Smith
Smith
Dell
Board of Commissioners
Glendening
Ray's
Double Pipe Creek
MD. 77
Traffic signal debate shapes Frederick County roads plan
State officials warn signals are not cure-alls and urge alternatives like roundabouts and turning lanes as Maryland studies show signals can increase rear end crashes. Local residents push for lights at problem intersections while SHA weighs traffic volume speed and sight distance before adding signals.
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Weller
State Highway Administration
John Cancannon
Frederick County
Concannon
Europe
MD 17
B Street
Brunswick
Monocacy Boulevard
MD. 77
Stottlemyer Road
Byne
SHA
Stephanie Grace Miler
South Street
Libertytown
Mill Street
MD. 80
Lynn Burke Road
Suzanne Band
Stanley Mazaleki
Jim Dodson
Green Valley Citgo & Convenience Store
MD. 17
MD 180
MD. 180
Boyer's Mill
Chester Wagstaff
MD. 144
Wagstaff
Coral Elaine Abell
New Market
Ms Abell
Boyer’s Mill Road
Neil Spiller
Boyer's Mill Road
Mr Spiller
Ancor Fo
Frederick
Rural Legacy program aims to curb sprawl in Maryland
The Rural Legacy program funds land conservation near Turner's and Fox's Gaps west of Middletown and Burkittsville to protect historic and agricultural land. Frederick County received 2.75 million for 800 acres, with Mid Maryland Land Trust negotiating development rights. Local landowners like Bert Thornton and Flaine Hottel support preservation to maintain farm viability and scenic drives along Md. 17 and U.S. 340.
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Montgomery
Howard Counties
Baltimore County
Gunpowder Park
South Mountain
John Berry
U.S. Department of the Interior
Glendening
Mr Berry
Frederick County
Gilligan
Mid-Maryland Land Trust Association
Middletown
Burkittsville
U.S
Nar Ciligan
Cheigan
Fox's
Turner's Gap
Mid-Maryland
Bert Thornton
Emma
Vic Krabill
MD. 17
Emma Thornton
Thornton
WKMZ
Wepm Radio
Martinsburg
W. Va
WTRI
Brunswick
Mr. Thornton
Flaine Hottel
Egypt Farm
Hotter
U.S. 340
Middletown Valley
FEMA opens doors to public at Emmitsburg campus open house
FEMA hosts its first open house at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday to mark the 20th anniversary. The former St. Joseph College site, bought in 1979, houses the National Fire Academy and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Wayne Powell invites the public to tour facilities and learn NETC’s mission as thousands have attended courses there.
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Emmitsburg
Capes of St. Joseph College
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
National Emergency Training Center
Daughters of Charity
National Fire Academy
Civil Defense Preparedness Agency Staff College
Battle Creek
Mich
Staff College
NETC
Wayne Powell
The
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Maryland
Board of Public Works
Rural Legacy Program
Routzahn’s
Columbus
Rouutzahn’s
Aceret
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