Government headline 

County Council Cancels Budget Worksession

The Frederick County Council decided yesterday to cancel its Friday, April 24, budget worksession. The consultants from Clifton, Larson, Allen LLP who made a presentation Wednesday before the council will review additional budget matters with the county’s Budget Office. The County Council will then schedule another public budget worksession in the near future with the consultants. The budget PowerPoint and exhibits presented to the council Wednesday are available at  www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/council. For additional information, contact Council Chief of Staff Ragen Cherney at 301-600-1049 or via e-mail at rcherney@FrederickCountyMD.gov.

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Government 

County Council Will Broadcast Budget Worksessions on Executive’s Proposed Budget

In a change from a previous announcement, the Frederick County Council worksessions on April 22, 23 and 24 will be broadcast live on FCG-TV, cable channel 19, and webcast at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/video, in addition to the remaining public hearings. The public hearings and worksessions are part of the council’s review of the proposed budget submitted on April 15 by County Executive Jan Gardner. The County Council held a public hearing on the proposed budget last night at Oakdale High School on the Board of Education operating and capital budgets. The next scheduled public…

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Community Glade Valley Government headline 

Repairs Needed at Fountain Rock Lime Kilns

In 2009, Frederick County Parks and Recreation began to notice a significant amount of bricks falling from the Fountain Rock Lime Kilns’ west side oven arch barrels. Frederick County’s Fountain Rock Park abuts Walkersville’s Community Park, and can be accessed from a nature trail in Walkersville. At the time, Frederick County Board of County Commissioners approved asking the National Park Service – Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) to complete a Condition Assessment Report to ascertain the reason for the brick failure. They also approved designs and plans to be made for repairs.…

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Glade Valley Government headline 

County Council Schedules Budget Hearings

In accordance to Frederick County’s Charter, after the County Executive submits the proposed budget to the council, the council must hold a public hearing on the budget. After the hearing, the council may reduce or delete items in the proposed budget, but may not add items to it or increase any proposed expenditure, except for increases above the Board of Education’s Maintenance of Effort requirement. The council must adopt the budget by May 25 or the executive’s proposed budget becomes law. County Executive Jan Gardner presented her first budget proposal…

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Community Glade Valley Government headline News 

MD 550 DETOUR SET FOR APRIL 22

MD 550 DETOUR SET FOR APRIL 22 FOR WORK AT ISRAEL CREEK BRIDGE NEAR WOODSBORO Final Stage of Bridge Project Moves Toward Summer Completion Under New Contractor As part of the reconstruction of the MD 550 (Woodsboro Road) Bridge over Israel Creek near Woodsboro, a road closure with detour is scheduled for April 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The detour at Isreal Creek is needed to allow crews to use large cranes to set concrete slabs for the new deck (driving surface) of the bridge. Truck traffic should…

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