County clears fund for Toys R Us deal
Frederick County commissioners formalized final paperwork to use tax increment financing for the Toys R Us project off Route 85. They adopted an ordinance to sell bonds to fund completion and may offer TIF to MedImmune as well. A public hearing approved a 1.4 million Redevelopment Fund loan for MedImmune equipment over 20 years at 4 percent, with roughly 156 thousand city and county loans each. Nearby Mill Bottom residents voiced disappointment over a Potomac Edison substation proposal.
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Frederick County
Toys R Us
MedImmune, Inc
MedImmune
Frederick
Ruppersberger
Maryland Industrial and Commercial Redevelopment Fund
Mill Bottom
Mount Airy
Potomac Edison
Auto repair expansion OK'd near Myersville by board
Frederick County Board of Appeals approved Al's Discount Tires expansion on U S 40 to add a DMV sized bay. Conditions forbid outside work and storage, limit rear parking to three, require screening, and cap staff at two plus owner Alan Harshman. A separate billboard variance case near Emmitsburg was postponed to Nov 26.
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U.S. 40
Myersville
Frederick County Board of Appeals
Alan D. Harshman
Discount Tires
Ted Salisbury
Maryland
John Lovell
William Brennan
Harshman
Emmitsburg
US. 15
Traffic pattern changes released in Frederick area
Temporary traffic adjustments due to Montevue Lane and Shookstown Road work take effect around Sept 25. Montevue Lane opens one way each direction Rosemont to Shookstown, with a reduced closure near Meadows Van and Storage removed. Shookstown Road closes 7 to 10 days near Montevue, blocking access between Montevue Lane and Baughman’s Lane. west access remains. Project expected complete within 30 days. Call 694-1469 for details. Navy midshipman Christopher Abbott, son of Jim and Cindy Abbott of Walkersville, recently graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport RI. he is a 1995 Walkersville High School graduate who joined the Navy in July 1995.
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Shookstown Road
Frederick
Rosemont Avenue
Carroll Creek
Meadows van
Baughman
Navy
Christopher Abbott
Naval Academy Preparatory School
Newport, RI
Jim
Cindy Abbott
Walkersville
Walkersville High School
Navy Tin
Plummer seeks reelection as Montgomery County NAACP president
Linda M. Plummer, Germantown real estate agent, seeks a third year as president of the Montgomery County NAACP. She cites accomplishments in lobbying for African American judges, monitoring police, voter registration efforts, ACT SO medal winners, and a near fourthousand member base. The election is set for November 13 at the Carver Education Services Center in Reckville.
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Rockville
Linda M. Plummer
Montgomery County
The
NAACP
Ms. Plummer
Germantown
Montgomery College
Freedom Fund
Afl-Cio
Carver Educations Services Center
Hungerford Drive
Reckville
Lecture on Old Stones and Black Tigers at Frederick County
Kenneth Starr will illustrate stone markers in Frederick County with a talk at the Historical Society of Frederick County on Tuesday October 8 at 7 30 p m in Winchester Hall first floor meeting room 12 East Church Street The program covers Qld stones rubbings and the survey of markers including mile and boundary markers monuments bridges and buildings The event is open to the public and includes a reception after at the historical society building Starr a former Milwaukee Public Museum director and past American Association of Museums chairman has deep ties to Asia and Frederick County
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Kenneth Starr
Frederick County
Historical Society of
Winchester Hall
Church St
Qld
Maryland
East Asia
Starr
The
Historical Society
Milwaukee Public Museum
United States
Historical Society Building
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Howard Burns Jazz
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Shab Row
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