Dan Schneckenburger, an engineer and past member of numerous county advisory panels and business groups, filed his candidacy on 1/6/13 for the Cecil County Council seat now held by Michael Dunn (R-3). In the recent past, Schneckenburger, a Republican, was highly critical of Dunn and his fellow members of the old “Three Amigos” majority...
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A new proposed “strategic plan” for Cecil County’s future, mandated by the new county Charter, sets five priorities for the county’s next five years but at least in its draft form, it is long on lofty rhetoric and short on concrete steps on how to achieve its goals. The proposal–drafted by a panel of...
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Tags: broadband, cecil county, charter, charter government, county commissioner, County Council, county executive, education, fiscal responsibility, goals, internet, Robert Hodge, SPAN, strategic plan, Tari Moore
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, education, Elkton, politics, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
State Threatens Criminal Case against PAC that Paid for other PAC’s Anti-Baynes Flyer Even more than a year after the last election, one of the deepest secrets of the local campaign season—who really paid for a vicious attack flyer against Cecil County Judge Keith Baynes—is still a secret. But the State Board of Elections...
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Tags: "Mike Smigiel", andy harris, Board of Elections, campaign finance, cecil county, Derrick Lowe, election, Ellis Rollins, financial disclosure, fine, GOP, Joyce Bowlsbey, lawsuit, Lisa Conley, Lyn Price Nickle, Michael Smigiel, PAC, Political Action Committee, Politics, Republican, Republican Central Committee, Robert Gorman, Tari Moore
Posted in andy harris, campaign finance, Cecil Chatter, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, county commissioner, E.J. Pipkin, Elections, Elkton, Ellis Rollins III, governor, Michael Smigiel, politics, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized, women | 22 Comments »
The Maryland Port Administration, anxious to resume dumping of shipping channel dredge spoils at an Earleville site that has contaminated nearby residential water wells, has told county officials and local residents it is willing to pay for extending a waterline from the town of Cecilton. But there is a big catch: the money, and...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, Army Corps, bay view estates, Bill Haines, Cecilton, David Blazer, dump, earleville, environment, Joe Zang, Joseph Zang, Ken Cawley, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Port administration, mayor, MDE, MPA, pearce creek, pollution, US Army corps of engineers, water, west view shores
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The long battle royale over boosted tolls at the Hatem Bridge that links Cecil County to the rest of Maryland has taken on a new twist: the state wants to eliminate cash toll payment lanes and force motorists to use electronic EZ Pay transponders—or face a $12 fee, including a $4 penalty over the...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, cash, cecil county, David Rudolph, Deborah Sharpless, delegate, diana broomel, EZ Pass, General Assembly, Hatem Bridge, Maryland transit Authority, MTA, Robert Hodge, toll, transponder
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