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		<title>Moore Names New Cecil Co Animal Shelter Head, has Several Months as Baltimore CO Shelter Manager, Hawaii Rescue Role</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 20:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Tari Moore has selected Abigail Lightning Bingham as the Director of Animal Services that will operate the county’s recently purchased animal shelter as part of Moore’s plan to handle animal care and control with government employees, instead of non-profit humane organization contractors as in the past. Moore praised her choice as having a “wealth of knowledge and experience [that] will make her a key player in the development of our Animal Care and Control Division, and we are excited for this opportunity to positively influence policy and outcomes for Cecil County’s pet population. We recognize the important role animal care and safety plays in the lives of Cecil’s citizens, and look forward to providing transparency, accountability, and positive prevention and intervention programs in new and creative ways.” Moore is in the last seven months of her term as County Executive. Bingham will begin her new job here on May 9 and the government-operated animal care and control operations begin on July 1. Last week, the county closed on the sale of the former Cecil County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Inc. shelter in Chesapeake City. The county paid just $395,000 for the 12-acre property [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Republican Cecil Co Exec Candidates Spar on Issues; MacDonald, Newly Unemployed, Would Abolish Economic Development Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The four Republican candidates for Cecil County Executive sparred on multiple issues in a political forum Wednesday night as two current County Council members emphasized the need for enhanced economic development, a frequent critic of county government urged unspecified spending cuts, and a political newcomer who has lost his job over his campaign finance activities sought to kill county economic development programs. In a forum sponsored by the Cecil County Republican Club in Chesapeake City, the four GOP candidates answered questions on various issues—including spending, taxes, jobs and animal control&#8211;and outlined their credentials and experience. It was a dark and stormy night as monsoon rains and high winds pummeled the county, and a small crowd of about 40 people attended the event. At the end of the forum, Republican Club members voted on secret ballots to endorse Dr. Alan McCarthy, the current Vice President of the County Council who has served nearly four years on the panel and is a resident of Chesapeake City, for the GOP nomination for County Executive. The other current County Council member in the race, Dan Schneckenburger (R-5), a Fair Hill resident who has served for nearly two years on the panel, voiced criticisms for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil Co Exec to Give Buddies More $ Despite Council Budget Cuts, No Spending Audit; Option to Extend Kennel Lease Through 2017</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES SPECIAL REPORT Cecil County Executive Tari Moore’s proposal to give an extra $24,000 to her preferred animal control contractor, A Buddy for Life, Inc., for a six-month extended contract actually gives the group a net fiscal gain over their past pact and removes requirements for an independent audit of how taxpayer funds were spent in 2015. Moore signed a $271,020, six-month extension of the Buddies previous three-year contract on 12/29/2015, even though she did not have sufficient funds in the current Fiscal 2016 budget year to pay for it. The Buddies do not own an animal shelter facility and the county also signed a separate $48,000 lease with the owners of Rainwood Kennels to continue to house animals at the Elkton site. On top of the money paid directly to the Buddies, the county is also taking over repairs and maintenance costs of two trucks used for animal control that were previously the fiscal responsibility of the Buddies—at a taxpayer cost estimated by county officials at $4,980 for six months. Now Moore is asking the County Council after-the-fact to approve a total of $24,000 in extra spending for total animal control services—despite the fact that the Council [&#8230;]]]></description>
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