Tax Rebates Increase for Glade Valley

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

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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Walkersville Planning Commission Workshop on Blight

The Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission will hold a workshop on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 to discuss issues related to vacant, blighted, neglected and abandoned properties. At their last public hearing, the Planning Commission asked to review two ordinances proposed by the Walkersville Economic Development Commission (EDC) with the town’s attorney, code enforcement officer, and members of the EDC at this month’s workshop. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting which starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Walkersville Town Hall. The two proposed ordinances address two separate issues…

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