For the past several months, a vocal group of local residents and allies in environmental groups have protested, waved signs and flocked to Cecil County government meetings to protest a proposed new organic chicken farm near Zion that they feel will reduce their property values and cause environmental harm. On Tuesday, they brought a...
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Tags: agriculture, Alan McCarthy, bloomberg school of public health, cecil county, chicken, County Council, earleville, farm, farmers, Health, Jillian Fry, johns hopkins, Joyce Bowlsbey, Lower Shore, planning, poultry, protest, regulations, Robert Hodge, Wicomico county, zoning
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Times, Elections, Elkton, Health, politics, real estate, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Executive Tari Moore has signed options to buy two animal kennels—one a small private facility in a residential area in North East and also the much larger Cecil County SPCA shelter in Chesapeake City—at $400,000 each, but has not decided which site, or both, to buy at...
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Tags: Al Wein, animal control, animal shelter, Buddy for Life, budget, Canine Care, CCSPCA, cecil county, Cecil Times, chespeake city, county administrator, County Council, county executive, dog, exclusive, Jason Allison, kennel, Mindy Carletti, news, North East, report, Robert Hodge, spca, spending, Tari Moore, tax, zoning
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Executive Tari Moore– who has unilaterally suspended county laws governing an Animal Control Oversight panel, extended a controversial 3-year animal control contract and signed a kennel lease for six months, all without County Council approval—is considering taxpayer purchase of a private kennel business that some local residents...
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Tags: A BUddy for Life, Al Wein, Animal Care and Control Oversight Commision, animal control, animal shelter, buddies, budget, cat, Cecil County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Cecil Times, Chestertown, Delaware, dog, euthanasia, exterminator, First State Animal Center, grandfathered, Inc., Jason Allison, kennel, landlord, North East, pest control, residential, RFP, Tari Moore, taxpayer, zininh, zoning
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Cecil County government wants to abandon the Stemmers Run boat ramp and waterfront park in Earleville to save $5,000 a year in maintenance costs and because the county parks director dislikes having to send mowers and staff to the rural area. The boat ramp is operated under a free lease from the state and...
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Tags: C&D canal, cat, chesapeake feline association, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, feral, grant, US Army corps of engineers, zoning
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A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT A high-tech medical marijuana farm could be located in Cecil County under a proposal from a Howard County businessman presented to county officials, including local health and law enforcement leaders. A possible site is owned by Cecil County Council President Robert Hodge (R-5). Carey Millstein, who has operated a...
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Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Elections, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, women | 15 Comments »
