A tempest over Cecil County’s animal control ordinance, and an attempt by Councilor Alan McCarthy (R-1) to change two provisions as an amendment to legislation proposed by the county executive, has highlighted a test of legal powers between the two branches of county government. But under pressure from the county administration, McCarthy said Friday...
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Tags: Alan McCarthy, amendment, animal control, animal ordinance, balance of power, cecil county, charter, charter government, County Council, county executive, Diana Broomell, dogs, hobby kennel, Jason Allison, Robert Hodge, strays, Tari Moore
Posted in cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Elections, Elkton, politics, real estate, Republicans, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 8 Comments »
It must have been a political version of the “polar vortex,” that has turned the weather topsy turvey lately, when Cecil County Council President Robert Hodge (R-5) sided with his two usual foes on the Council Tuesday in opposing any pay raise in Fiscal 2015 for whatever individual is elected sheriff in this year’s...
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Tags: "Barry Janney", Alan McCarthy, budget, candidates, Cecil Times, cedcil county, County Council, county executive, detention center, Diana Broomell, election, Joyce Bowlsbey, Michael Dunn, pay, Politics, Robert Hodge, salary, Sheriff, Tari Moore
Posted in Barry Janney, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, Chris Sutton, county commissioner, Elections, Elkton, politics, Robert Hodge, Sheriff's Department, Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
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 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
Posted in Business, cecil county, cecil county government, Cecil Government, Cecil Times, politics, real estate, Robert Hodge, Uncategorized | 15 Comments »
