NEWS ANALYSIS Never say never in Cecil County government and politics. But sometimes it’s politically wise to say “maybe.” After months of resistance by colleagues to a demand by County Commissioner/Councilor Diana Broomell (R-4) to hire a County Council “auditor” to investigate spending and operations of the new County Executive, suddenly the position surfaced...
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Cecil County Executive Tari Moore is proposing exploration of possible creation of a county-led authority to oversee and operate key infrastructure in the county that is currently fragmented among county, municipal and private water and sewer operations, according to a new county budget proposal. Basic water and sewer infrastructure in Cecil County has been...
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A majority of the Cecil County Council Tuesday questioned the handling of pollution of Earleville residents’ water wells by a US Army Corps of Engineers dumpsite, with Councilor Joyce Bowlsbey (R-2) saying that local residents were “victims” of the Corps and state officials appeared to be “hellbent” on resuming dredge spoil dumping in the...
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Earleville residents packed an auditorium at Bohemia Manor High School on Saturday to tell state and federal officials they want pollution of their water supply by an Army dumpsite to be cleaned up and safe, clean water provided to their communities. But Maryland Port Administration (MPA) officials bluntly told...
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT The 2014 campaign for Cecil County Sheriff, always a hot political contest, is beginning already, with familiar names, switched party affiliations and some potential wildcards. The most prominent candidate so far—Chris Sutton, running in his third bid for Sheriff—faces some significant political challenges in trying to seal the deal...
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