Treasury, Permitting Lobby Closes to Walk-In Traffic
Drive-Thru Window Remains Open for Tax Payments, Permit Application Fees
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Frederick County Board of Elections Statement on April 2020 Elections
The Frederick Board of Elections announced that the 2020 Primary Election will be delayed until Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The delay is in response to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s proclamation today to provide the state additional time to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and allows local boards of elections and election workers to implement public health safeguards for the primary election. The Frederick County Board of Elections concurs with this statement released by the Maryland State Board of Elections: “The Maryland State Board of Elections fully supports the actions taken…
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Governor Hogan Announces Further Restrictions to Combat COVID-19
Governor Larry Hogan today ordered the closure of bars and restaurants, and expanded the prohibition on gatherings to those of more than 50 people—the latest in a series of unprecedented actions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor also announced a public health surge to combat this crisis and ensure that Maryland has the capacity and the infrastructure to treat patients. “We have never faced anything like this ever before,” said Governor Hogan. “This is going to be much harder, take much longer, and be much worse…
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First Positive Test for COVID-19 in Frederick County Announced
County Executive Jan Gardner and Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, Health Officer jointly announced the first case of COVID-19 in Frederick in a press conference today. The Frederick County resident with COVID-19 is a woman in her 30s who did not travel abroad but had contact with people who recently traveled to areas where there was ongoing community transmission of COVID-19. She did not require hospitalization and is recovering at home. The Health Department will investigate this case with the help of the Maryland Department of Health. Communicable Disease nurses will identify…
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Executive Gardner & Dr. Brookmyer, Health Officer, to Hold Public Information Briefing
County Executive Jan Gardner and Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, Public Health Officer, will be joined by public safety, emergency management and community partners to provide an update on efforts to prepare the community for COVID-19. The public information briefing will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 9, in the first floor hearing room of Winchester Hall, 12 East Church Street, Frederick, and will be broadcast live on FCG TV, cable channels 19 and 1085, and webcast at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/FCGTV.
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