A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT The former chair of Cecil County’s troubled animal control oversight panel has been found subject to “reprimand” by four members of the county’s Ethics Commission—but it’s a moot point because the chair, Lyn Yelton, already resigned several months ago. A dissenting opinion challenged that conclusion and said other members...
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Tags: ACCOC, Al Wein, Animal Care and Control Oversight Commision, animals, Bruce Hemphill, cecil county, Cecil Times, chair, County Council, county executive, Diana Broomell, ethics, joe cline, Lyn Yelton, mike dixon, nicholas cusmano, nick cusmano, Tari Moore, valerie falcioni
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The Cecil County Council adopted the new Fiscal 2016 budget just a few weeks ago but now that the new budget year began July 1, the panel is considering several budget amendments to boost or shift around spending and the county executive is asking for an expedited approval process that would shorten the time...
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Tags: broadband, BTOP, budget, cecil county, Cecil County council, council manager, councilor, County Council, county executve, Dan Schneckenburger, finance, George Patchell, growth corridor, James Massey, public works, Route 40, schools, Scott Flanigan, sewage, sewer, Tari Moore, Winston Robinson
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Cecil County hosted a party for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Thursday night to support his re-election campaign funds and when the guest of honor couldn’t make it to the event, the party went on—with a giant ‘get well’ card and support for Hogan in his battle against cancer. Organizers of the event, the Cecil...
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Tags: 2018 election, campaign, campaign finance, cancer, candidates, CBL, Cecil business leaders, cecil county, Chris Christie, David Craig, election, governor, governor hogan, hoganstrong, John Delaney, Kevin Kaminetz, Larry Hogan, Mario Gangemi, Politics, Rushern Baker, Steve Crim, Tom Perez
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NEWS ANALYSIS Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced new transportation aid, including $845 million in new roadwork for counties around the state, on Thursday—but Cecil County was not on the aid list. The no-thanks gesture comes at a time when local business leaders are scheduled to hold a fundraiser for Hogan’s future re-election campaign next...
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Tags: aid, Annapolis, budget, CBL, Cecil business leaders, cecil county, Chris Christie, commuter rail, Department of Public Works, DPW, Elkton, fundraiser, governor, highways, Larry Hogan, MARC, Politics, potholes, rail, roads, Scott Flanigan, state aid, transportation
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A local hot-button issue—mandatory fire sprinklers in newly built single-family homes—is back before the Cecil County Council, but this time the county will be unable to opt-out of sprinkler regulations that the old Board of Commissioners reversed over three years ago. As a result, there could be a rush to obtain building permits for...
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Tags: building code, cecil county, county commissioner, County Council, fire, home builders, Joyce Bowlsbey, Pat Conway, permits, Robert Hodge, sprinklers, state, Tari Moore
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