A citizens’ budget advisory panel, which spent just a few weeks listening to presentations on the county’s needs and the County Executive’s proposed budget, on Tuesday suggested a budget slashing agenda with major cuts in county schools, public safety and infrastructure programs. The recommendations by the group– which included multiple members with anti-government spending...
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It was almost a trip down bad memories lane in Elkton Tuesday when members of the Cecil County Council got into some heated exchanges on whether to offer a prayer to open future meetings, what to put on the county website, and the credibility of one Councilor’s personal blog. It could have been a...
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Live, from Elkton, it’s Tuesday night… Considering some of the comedy performances that have taken place at meetings of the Cecil County Commissioners, although fewer now that they have morphed into the County Council, watching meetings of the panel on the small screen might be a bit like viewing Saturday Night Live—even if it’s...
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Cecil County Executive Tari Moore and the County Council mapped strategy on Tuesday for an upcoming meeting with top state officials involved in Chesapeake Bay policy, with a plan to focus on sediment buildup at the Conowingo Dam that swamps the Bay with pollutants especially after storms. But one Councilor and Moore said the...
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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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