Tornado Watch Issued by NWS
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Frederick county until 10:00 pm. For more information please monitor local news media or visit http://www.weather.gov/lwx/.
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GES Jaguar Spot Winners
JAGUAR SPOT WINNERS April 17, 2015 Congratulations to this week’s Jaguar Spot winners for showing SPOT-on behavior. Way to go!!! • Serena Aguilar • Caroline Christy • Zachary Clemence • Rebekah Forney • Lexi Hammer • Tessa Hansen • Valerie Holmes • Jackson Linton • Daniel Okonah • Jordan Reed • Landon Vyborny • Tage Younger
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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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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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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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