From the Federick News Post….
Every year the Frederick County Commissioners provide a “wish list” of legislation to the local delegation to take to Annapolis. Because of Frederick County’s commissioners form of government, many issues that pertain only to this county have to get the blessing of the entire General Assembly before they become local law… [more]
The Frederick County Commissioners tabled a vote Thursday to approve the public schools’ $506.9 million operating budget until June 29 after learning that school system officials are considering diverting some surplus self-insurance health funds to employees for refunds or bonuses. Read the rest of the article from the Frederick News Post by [clicking here]
From the Frederick News Post [Link] With no one to share her political beliefs, living in Germantown is like living on an island, said Eileen Morgan, a three-decade resident of Montgomery County. That’s why she came to Frederick on Thursday to participate in the local tea party tax day protest. Dressed in red, white and…
by Farrell Keough – originally posted [here] We have seen a tremendous sea change in the Board of County Commissioners of late. Much of this is due to the newly appointed Commissioner Blaine Young. This is not a light or glib statement. The contention on this board has existed for some time; and the serious…
This article was originally posted on the Gazette website. you can find it [here] At first I did not appreciate the article, “Young feels unwelcome on board,” which ran in The Gazette on March 25, for two reasons: The Gazette contacted me to be interviewed about charter government and the headline was not accurate. It…