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		<title>Cecil County Extension of Sewers in Elkton West Could Cost $62 Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the collapse of the sale of four Cecil County wastewater plants to the private Artesian Resources firm, bringing county sewage treatment service to the Elkton West area could cost $62 million and take up to 12 years, Cecil County Commissioners were told Tuesday. A 3-2 majority of the Commissioners and Artesian decided to “mutually terminate” the long-pending sales contract a few weeks ago. In the absence of a privatization plan for extending infrastructure services, some commissioners have lamented the lack of a “plan” by the county board to move forward. Scott Flanigan, the county’s Director of Public Works, stepped into the breach Tuesday and outlined a course of action to develop a “wastewater strategic plan” that could ultimately bring needed infrastructure to the county’s Route 40/I95 growth corridor to stimulate economic development. But the plan could cost $62 million and would be phased in over more than a decade, meaning that there would be no short-term solutions to the county’s inability to attract business and jobs to the growth corridor due to the lack of infrastructure. Flanigan said that his department worked with a consultant in 2007 to develop a report that was the basis for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dunn Names Ted Patterson to Cecil County Budget Advisory Panel; Latest in &#8220;Cronies&#8221; Appointees Criticized by County Activists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thumbing his nose at citizen activists who have accused him of appointing political “cronies” to county positions, Cecil County Commissioner Michael Dunn (R-3) announced Tuesday that he will name Ted Patterson—a fellow member of the Smipkin political slate—to a seat on the citizens’ budget advisory committee. It was the fourth controversial appointment in about as many months by Dunn, who announced his intention at a Tuesday morning worksession of the county commissioners. However, unlike some past Dunn appointments, he did not try to force the issue to an immediate vote and said he would give fellow commissioners time to consider the matter. Patterson would replace Michael J. Halter, a part-time assistant state’s attorney who resigned from the budget panel recently to protest the current “political climate” among a three-member majority of the current Board of County Commissioners. In a late September resignation letter to the commissioners, Halter, a Republican, said, “In light of the current political climate, I do not feel that the majority of the County Commissioners have the public’s best interest at heart, and as such, my conscience will not allow me to be a part of the current process.” Halter was initially appointed after he wrote a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Planning Panel: Owen Thorne Out; Commish Dunn Picks his Campaign Godfather for Seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owen Thorne, the controversial interim appointee to the Cecil County Planning Commission who was expected to get appointed to a full three-year term on Tuesday, is out and the political campaign treasurer for Commissioner Michael Dunn (R-3) – Skip Yust —is in. Under informal County Commissioner procedures, the seat is Dunn’s to fill, with approval of a majority of the county board. Dunn, who had engineered the interim appointment of Thorne, said that Thorne had asked to have his name withdrawn and that Yust would be his choice for the seat. Yust is a former Rising Sun town commissioner and a political ally of, and campaign contributor to, both Dunn and Commissioner Diana Broomell (R-4). Dunn made the surprise announcement at Tuesday morning’s commissioners worksession, just hours before the Commissioners were due to vote at their formal evening meeting on a candidate— expected to be Thorne&#8211; to fill the Planning Commission seat. Given the suddenness of his choice, Dunn agreed to postpone a final decision on the Yust appointment until fellow commissioners had time to review it. But Yust’s political alliances, and campaign donations, indicate he will win ultimate approval from the usual three-vote majority on the current county Board [&#8230;]]]></description>
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