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Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Adds Three New K9 Teams

GladeValley.net Staff,

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office recently increased the size of their Canine Program with the addition of three single purpose narcotic detection canine teams. The canine teams are assigned to the Patrol Operations division of the agency, and will be readily available to assist deputies as well as allied agencies as a tool in locating and seizing illegal narcotics within Frederick County. After the handler and canine selections were made, the teams underwent an intensive initial training period directed by Sheriff’s Office canine trainers where they learned basic obedience and…

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Glade Valley Government 

Solar Co-Op Program Returns to Frederick County

Frederick County - News Flash

Frederick County residents and businesses have an opportunity to join a solar co-operative program that will allow members to reduce their carbon footprints and save money at the same time. A solar co-op is an organized community of residents, small business owners and/or nonprofits who buy solar in bulk to save on total costs of installation fees. The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources (OSER) is bringing a joint co-op to Frederick and surrounding areas through a collaboration with Solar United Neighbors of Maryland (MD-SUN). The MD-Sun co-op allows members…

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Glade Valley Government 

Application Period Extended for 2019 Creek ReLeaf Program

Frederick County - News Flash

The Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources has extended the application period for the 2019 Creek ReLeaf Program.  This year’s application period will run through October 31, 2019. Plantings are tentatively planned for fall 2020. The Creek ReLeaf program is a multi-year reforestation program that assists Frederick County Government to meet its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requirements. It is designed to increase the total amount of forested area within Frederick County, including privately owned lands and public properties. Forested lands provide stormwater control, reduce temperature impacts…

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Rock Creek School, African Hair Braiding, and Lonza Driveway

GladeValley.net Staff

The Town of Walkersville announced that this meeting has been postponed to October 8, 2019 due to a lack of quorum. Planning Commission member Ray Santullo was called away for the birth of a grandchild. Several other members of the commission already had scheduling conflicts. The Walkersville Planning Commission will hold it’s monthly public hearing on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Lonza, a biotech and pharmacological company on Biggs Ford Road, will seek approval for an expansion of it’s driveway to loop around it’s facilities.…

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