County hurdles prompt talk of new tax sources for schools
Frederick County officials and experts warn year round schooling will outpace funding as 1,200 new students join this year while the board projected 1,066. The county faces rising capital costs, four new schools needed to replace portable units, and reliance on state operating funds while capital reserves shrink and borrowing nears limits.
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Frederick County
Hal Keller
Board of Education
Keller
al Imhoff
Frederick County faces likely 1 million dollar budget shortfall
Frederick County budget officer Mark Sweadner said the final 1994 state income tax payment totaled 36.2 million, still leaving a possible 1 million shortfall for the 1995 budget year. He noted revenue estimates had been overstated and cited an unannounced change in the state's payment schedule as the cause.
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Frederick County
Maryland Comptroller's Office
Sweadner
Urbana
Inohoff
Imhoff
Mark Sneadner
Abortion dispute stalls U.N. population plan talks
At Cairo the Vatican and eight Catholic majorities push back on a compromise paragraph on unsafe abortion. While Iran, Pakistan and Benin backed the compromise, eight nations Malta Argentina Guam Honduras Guatemala Slovakia Uruguay Ecuador led by Catholic majorities opposed the language. Negotiators split into informal groups as patience wanes and U.N. aim for consensus faces new delays.
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Pakistan
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European Union
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Sweden
Malta
Argentina
Guam
Honduras
Guatemala
Slovakia
Uruguay
Ecuador
Henning Melcher
United Nations
Mary Eien Glynn
U.S
Melcher
Namibia
Dumping of partially treated wastewater halted at Potomac
SANDY HOOK The discharge from a failing treatment facility was halted after Maryland Department of the Environment tests showed high fecal coliform levels. The Sandy Hook plant’s operators haul sewage to Williamsport for treatment while a $236,000 upgrade, due by mid November, proceeds amid resident protests and debate over who pays.
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Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Maryland Department of the Environment
MDE
Bruce Poole
Washington County Sanitary Commission
Williamsport
Lynn Palmer
WCSC
Palmer
Donald Munson
Bullet from next door shatters peaceful country dream
In Mountaindale Frederick County deputies report a 4 am shooting from a domestic fight near Harvest Drive. Kathleen Buckshaw, 21, fired an SKS rifle at her husband, with bullets passing through the Buckshaw and Smith homes. A bullet struck a pillow as John and Holly Smith slept. a second pierced the living room ceiling. The 4 and 5 year old children prompted calm amid fear as the calendar hides the hole. Authorities say gun harm could have been far worse.
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Timothy Jacobsen
Holly Smith
Mountaindale
John
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
Smuth
Fighteen
Thomas Buckshaw
Buckshaw
Smith
Operation Safe Haven to Move 10000 Cuban Refugees to Panama
Panamanian officials welcome 93 refugees arriving from Guantanamo Bay as Operation Safe Haven begins. The U S plans to relocate up to 10000 refugees within six months to ease camp crowding. Diplomats continue talks in New York over halting raft exodus and potential legal immigration steps.
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Panama City
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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U.S
Guantanamo
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New York
Florida
Washington
Sugarloaf Historic District nomination reinitiated
Maryland official reruns plan to list Sugarloaf on the National Register citing need for better public notice and comment opportunities. Aug 17 Adamstown hearing drew supporters and opponents with residents citing potential highway blocks and property use concerns.
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Sugarloaf
Rodney Little
Maryland
Little
Adamstown
Frederick
Montgomery
Montgomery County
Lilypons Water Gardens lays off workers after downsizing
Lilypons Water Gardens Inc near Buckeystown laid off many workers last Friday with management claiming 90 percent of the workforce was terminated. President Charles Thomas put the number at eight year round employees plus seasonal staff, noting the firm trims summer staff annually to 40 for winter. Six laid-off workers at the unemployment office called the action heartbreaking, while others recalled long service and a previously welcoming atmosphere.
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Lilypons Water Gardens Inc
Buckeystown
Charles Thomas
Thomas
America
Mr. Thomas
Michael Elspas
Reading Gets Its Day In The Frederick News Post
Inside The News Weather notes a clear night with 50s lows and a sunny Thursday near 80. Firefighters publish a cookbook titled fighting fire with food while pages promote 400% recycled paper and daily printed editions at The Frederick News-Post.
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Frederick
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