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Author: Michael Kuster

Michael Kuster serves as publisher and founder of GladeValley.net. He also owns and operates Digital Age Solution, LLC, an I.T. services firm in Frederick, Maryland. Mike grew up on a small farm in Frederick County, and graduated from Frederick High School, Frederick Community College, and the University of Maryland. He lives in Walkersville with his wife and three children.

Tax Rebates Increase for Glade Valley

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Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner’s first proposed budget, which will be for fiscal year 2016, includes substantial increases in tax rebates for Glade Valley’s municipalities. In fact, Glade Valley’s town’s would receive the second and fourth highest increases. These tax rebates provide funds to the towns, because those towns provide services that the county provides outside of their boundaries. For instance, Walkersville and Woodsboro maintain their own streets. Walkersville also provides law enforcement through a contract with Maryland State Police. So, residents within the towns pay the county for these…

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New Walkersville Library in County’s Budget

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Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner released her first proposed budget yesterday. The proposal includes good news for Glade Valley. Mrs. Gardner’s proposed budget includes the much delayed replacement of the Walkersville Library.  The project will take three years and $6,687,166 according to the budget. The plan would see a new library opening in Walkersville sometime in 2018. In fiscal year 2016, Frederick County plans to spend $55,432 on architect and engineering costs. The following year, county expenditures would exceed $5,600,000 to pay for site improvements, construction, information technology, furniture, project…

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Emergency Crews Respond to Unknown Odor

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Frederick County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) sounded tones at 5:18 p.m. on April 14, 2015 for an unknown odor inside The Learning Bee day care facility on River Run Road in Waterside. While en-route Frederick Emergency Communications Center advised responding units that there were multiple patients, and an EMS Task Force was dispatched. Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company’s Engine 111 (E111) arrived on the scene and began investigating. Engine 23 arrived on scene and took position at the hydrant, and it’s crew assisted E111 crew with investigating. Ambulance 248 arrived on…

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Ambulance 248 Becoming A246 Bariatric Ambulance

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The Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company is in the process of converting its older ambulance, A248, into bariatric unit. Bariatric ambulances feature special equipment to transport severely obese patients. Over the next few weeks, the unit will get a new paint job. After its paint job, a special ramp and stretcher system will be installed in May. The company hopes to have the unit in service by July 1st. When it goes into service as a bariatric unit, it will adopt the designation of A246.

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