Carroll Creek Center gains HDC approval for Freder icks first Carroll Creek building
Frederick moves its first Carroll Creek development through the approval process as HDC gives no major opposition to demolishing two South Market Street structures for an $11 million six story, 91 000 square foot office and retail center. Facades will be retained and the project aims to revive downtown with Class A space.
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Frederick
Carroll Creek
Historic District Commission
Marc Silverman
HDC
South Market Street
Silverman
Jim Grimes
Meta Nash
Irene Xirilloff
Kay Tilden
Tilden
Jerry Mooman
Greater
New Market debating town APFO adoption plan
New Market regulators weigh an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to guide growth. Chairman Robert Finch notes the drafting process and potential language while Mayor Rick Fleshman pushes for a town version to secure state funding. A workshop is set for Sept. 16 at 7 30 p.m. in the town hall.
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New Market
Frederick County
Robert Finch
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thurmont
Walkersville
Frederick City
Rick Fleshman
Fleshman
Planning Commission
Jim Shaw
Shaw
APFC
Baltimore region sees ethnic population rise and white decline
The Baltimore region including Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard counties and Baltimore city added about 90,000 to Black, Asian, and American Indian groups from 1990 to 1997, while the white population fell by 1,899. Baltimore city alone shows a 45 percent drop in white non Hispanic residents since 1990, contributing to most of the decade's population loss. The Census Bureau notes Maryland's overall minority gain of 256,213, with age patterns remaining steady though Harford and Carroll counties have the youngest populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U.S. Census Bureau
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Harford
Howard Counties
Michel Lettre
Census Bureau
Maryland
Washington D.C
Carroll Counties
Baltimore County
Lander Road debate grows as residents fear safety risk
Frederick County Commissioners voted to study improvements to the southern Lander Road while Sunrise Estate growth raises traffic concerns. Lander L.L.C. will realign and pave from Sunrise north to Md 464, though easements with George Lakin stalled the original plan. Neighbors seek an alternate access to Md 464 and preservation of the road’s scenic character.
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Frederick County
Lander Road
Sunrise Estate
Robert Hayes
Lander L.L.C
Sunrise
George Lakin
Sunrise Property
MD. 464
Scott Gove
Lakin
Allegany County Buys Restau rant and Tunnel Under U S 40
Public purchase of the Old Depot Restaurant in Frostburg for about 600000 with state aid includes an abandoned railroad tunnel beneath U S 40. The State Highway Administration says the county must inspect the tunnel and may cover future repairs, a surprise cost to taxpayers. County officials note the deal and the ongoing oversight by W Stephen Young.
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Frostburg
Allegany County
U.S 40
State Highway Administration
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
James J. Oberhaus
Maryland
Casper Taylor
W. Stephen Young
Runaway teen DeCosta to remain on probation in murder case
Jane DeCosta, 18, convicted as an accessory in Sharon Edwards murder, fled Baltimore County while awaiting testimony in a separate case. Judge Barbara Kerr Howe ordered she stay in detention temporarily and be placed in a locked Virginia psychiatric facility, instead of jail, after her Monday arrest in Washington.
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Towson, Md
Sheppard
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore County
Barbara Kerr Howe
Jane DeCosta
Washington
Kerr
DeCosta
Virginia
Sharon Edwards
Benjamin Scott Garris
Florida
Garris
EPA: District tap water cleaner and safer in DC
The EPA reports Washington drinking water has met federal standards for 24 consecutive months. Two years of monitoring followed initial three month bacterial spikes, with DC Water and Sewer Authority flushing miles of pipes and upgrading reservoirs and aqueducts under Michael McCabe's supervision.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Washington, D.C
Michael McCabe
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Walkersville Considers 52 Percent Water Rate Hike
Walkersville officials plan a three step water rate increase totaling about 52 percent by April 2000. An ordinance would raise minimum charge from 30 to 35 dollars and set tiered increases starting October 1998 with hearings slated for September 23 as the town cites deteriorating infrastructure and a 178000 dollar annual maintenance need.
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Walkersville
Burgess
Commissioners
Burgess John L. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Bernard Quinn
Thompson
Senators Plea Fails to Halt Hagerstown Roundhouse Demolition
Maryland's U S senators urged CSX to spare the 92 year old Hagerstown Roundhouse but CSX Chairman John Snow said the situation cannot remain unresolved. CSX has begun removing surrounding buildings on the 46 acre site in central Hagerstown while preservationists press to save the steam era relic.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
U.S
CSX Corporation
Hagerstown Roundhouse
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara Mikulski
CSX
John Snow
Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum
Robert Tracey
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Browning Pool & Spa
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Damascus
Dee Re Laat
AAU Prilc Chemicals
Niewepa Pre
Dave Klotz
Renee
Rob Meunier
Mt. Zion
Haughs Church Road
Holly
Winchester Hall
Timonium
FredNet Frederick Network Technologies
Planet
Fred.net
Sun
Old Mill Cabinet Shop
Fsk Highway
Keymar
Frederick Towne Mall
Stover Hearth & Patio
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