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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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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The Cecil County Council voted late Thursday afternoon in Elkton 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 public works projects. The votes showed the intentions of...
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The Cecil County Council could have used an intervention in Elkton Tuesday—perhaps by Dr. Phil rather than the Almighty—when they argued about praying before meetings and how polite they should be to one another during meetings. Ultimately, a 3-2 majority decided on a moment of silence rather than spoken prayers before meetings and by...
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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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