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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Flood Watch issued April 19 at 11:22AM EDT by NWS
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MARYLAND…THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST …
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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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