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Cecil County Council: Shoutouts, Callouts, and Other Drama on Lawsuits, Ethics, Videos

June 12, 2013

When someone offers a ‘shout-out,’ in the current slang parlance, it is usually a good-natured verbal hello to a friend, while a ‘call-out’ is a throw-down-the-gauntlet challenge. But those distinctions were blurred Tuesday at a Cecil County Council worksession in Elkton when Councilor Diana Broomell (R-4) tried to call out the county attorney and...
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Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, Elkton, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Michael W. Dawson Files for Cecil County Council in Dist. 4- Broomell Seat- in ’14 Election

June 10, 2013

Michael W. Dawson, a longtime Perryville resident and former candidate for a state delegate’s seat, has filed as a Republican candidate for the Cecil County Council in District 4 for the 2014 election—looking to replace the controversial incumbent, Councilor Diana Broomell (R). Michael W. Dawson (MWD) – NOT to be confused with another local...
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Posted in Business, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, E.J. Pipkin, Elections, Elkton, Michael Smigiel, politics, real estate, Republican Central Committee, Republicans, Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Cecil County Budget Post-Mortem: Politics, Policy, Process (or the Good, Bad, and Ugly)

May 29, 2013

NEWS ANALYSIS The Cecil County Council recently adopted the first budget under the new Charter form of government in a rocky, often bumbling process that left many citizens – and even some Council members–wondering what was going on when the final votes were taken. It was indeed a learning process, as County Executive Tari...
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Posted in Barry Janney, Business, campaign finance, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, education, Elections, Elkton, politics, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Sheriff's Department, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

Cecil County Council OKs Budget, Last Minute Cuts to Cops, Schools, Libraries. Property Tax Rate Frozen

May 22, 2013

The Cecil County Council approved the first-ever county budget under the new Charter government late Tuesday night, after last-minute cuts of $689,000 primarily targeting law enforcement, public schools and libraries. The Council adopted an operating budget for Fiscal 2014, which begins on 7/1/13, providing $173,532,772 to support county government and services. As part of...
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Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, education, Elkton, politics, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 17 Comments »

Cecil County Council Backs Most of County Exec’s Budget; Rejects Cuts to Cops, Schools, EMS– But Some Sewer Fees Uncertain

May 17, 2013

The Cecil County Council voted late Thursday afternoon to support most of County Executive Tari Moore’s Fiscal 2014 budget proposal, repeatedly rejecting proposals by Councilors Diana Broomell (R-4) and Michael Dunn to (R-3) to slash money for county public schools, public safety and infrastructure projects. The votes showed the intentions of the majority of...
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