Likening the budget to a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces working together to create a high quality of life, Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner today unveiled her proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020.
Read MoreCounty Executive Jan Gardner recently shared highlights of major construction projects included in the preliminary capital budget and Capital Improvements Program, reviewed operating budget requests, and announced an online budget survey to gather public input on citizens’ priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Citizens are encouraged to weigh in on funding priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2020, which begins July 1, 2019. Online surveys will be available through March 31. They can be found at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/BudgetSurveys.
Read MoreFrederick County Executive Jan Gardner invites citizens to participate in a public hearing to provide input for the FY2017 Operating Budget, 2017-2022 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Capital Budget. The hearing is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on December 16 at Winchester Hall, located at 12 East Church Street, Frederick, Maryland. “I invite our citizens to come to this important public hearing and let me know what their priorities are for the coming year,” County Executive Gardner said. “It is my desire to utilize this session to shape the next budget…
Read MoreFCPS invites the public and employees to share your concerns and priorities for the 2016-2017 school system budget. One of the ways we invite comment is through a Superintendent’s Twitter Chat Wednesday, November 11 7 PM-8 PM #FCPSPromise Please express your opinions. Here are some questions to get you thinking about budget priorities: Increasing class size: How has that affected students and classroom instruction this year? How do updating buildings affect student achievement? Is school technology up to par? Is technology in classrooms adequate? If not, what are we missing?…
Read MoreThe Town of Walkersville adopted its 2016 Budgets for Water and General Funds last night with little fan fare. All votes were unanimous and no members of the public spoke in opposition or support. After deciding to keep its tax rate “the lowest in Maryland,” Town Commissioners voted to adopt the General Fund budget present at its last meeting with one minor change. At the urging of Burgess Ralph Whitmore, a parks project mostly funded by Project Open Space was added to the budget. Even with the project added, the…
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