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Walkersville Seeks Input from Old Town Residents

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 Michael Kuster

In response to a request from the Walkersville Planning Commission, Town Commissioners voted to gauge the interest of Old Town residents in changing the zoning of their properties to Old Town Mixed Use. The Planning Commission looked at different options to try to accommodate a property owner’s request to change zoning, but could find no legal way to do so. They recommended a small area rezoning, but Town Commissioners and the Burgess seemed to think that it may not be necessary. The last comprehensive rezoning was in 2013. Burgess Ralph…

Government headline

County Re-Organization and Director Hirings Save

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 Michael Kuster

Accounts in local media recently included inaccurate information about the cost of reorganizing Frederick County Government. Two columns published in the Woodsboro Walkersville Times and the Emmitsburg News-Journal claimed that new positions in the Office of the County Executive and the hiring of three division directors have added substantially to Frederick County Government’s payroll. In fact, County Executive Jan Gardner has trimmed nearly $45,000 annually through these actions. As part of the transition to charter government, the staff of the former County Manager’s Office became the staff of the County Executive’s Office. Most of the new…

Glade Valley Government headline

Gardner to Hold Open House on Workforce Housing Proposal for 520 North Market Street Building

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 Frederick County - News FlashFrederick County

Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner will host an open house town-hall style meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, to share information about a proposal by Interfaith Housing Alliance, Inc., (IHA) and PIRHL to purchase the county-owned property at 520 North Market Street, Frederick, Md., for purposes of creating workforce housing. The meeting will be held in the first floor hearing room of Winchester Hall, 12 East Church Street, Frederick, Maryland. Executive Gardner invites the public to attend the public meeting to view renderings of the proposed renovations to the building, ask questions and…

Elections Glade Valley headline

Certificates of Candidacy Due

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 GladeValley.net StaffTown of Walkersville

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Crime Glade Valley headline

Vehicle Theft and Break-Ins

August 11, 2015 Michael Kuster

The first week of August brought the equivalent of a crime wave for Walkersville. Vehicle break-ins were caught on camera in Deerfield, and a vehicle theft at the new Liberty gas station on Sandstone Drive. As we reported earlier, Dave Cole, a local resident, caught the criminals in Deerfield on his video cameras. Maryland State Police updated GladeValley.net this week that, “The Deerfield case is still active, but we have identified suspects. No further information can be disseminated at this time.” Maryland State Police also provided an update on the case at…