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		<title>Cecil County Budget: Books, Business, Ballfields; Council Faces Heavy Lifting for Limited Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Cecil County Executive Alan McCarthy’s first-ever budget proposal landed with a bang at the doorstep of the County Council this week, accompanied by a perhaps surprisingly muted reaction, so far, from the public and positive endorsements from local business leaders and representatives of popular county programs. McCarthy’s budget raises property tax rates and local income taxes, invests in sewerline expansion to promote economic development in the growth corridor along Route 40 and nicks school spending proposals but still provides a substantial boost above state-mandated minimum aid levels. It is the first county budget in decades to be fully balanced between annual revenues and spending, without deficit spending gimmicks of the past. It is a pay-the-piper budget, asking the Council and citizens to pay-as-you go for services that people say they want, even if they are unhappy about paying the real price for them. [SEE detailed CECIL TIMES report on the new budget proposal here: https://ceciltimes.com/2017/04/mccarthy-proposes-property-income-tax-increases-in-first-balanced-cecil-county-budget-in-decades-more-for-cops-library-but-nicks-school-budget/ ] The executive’s proposed Fiscal 2018 budget calls for a five-cent boost on the property tax rate and would increase the local “piggyback” income tax rate from 2.8 percent to 3 percent. The county budget would be balanced between actual revenues and spending, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>McCarthy Marks 100+ Days as Cecil County Exec at CBL Event; Warns of &#8216;Empty Bag&#8217; in County Finances</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 00:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Alan McCarthy reflected on his four months in office Thursday (3/30/2017) as a “hectic” but “educational experience,” with steps already taken to reorganize county government, re-order transportation priorities, and promote business development. But he warned that the county faces a fiscal “empty bag” due to stalled revenues, rising costs, state spending mandates and past county government policies. McCarthy spoke at an event sponsored by the Cecil Business Leaders for Better Government (CBL), a political action committee that supported his candidacy in the 2016 elections, at Schaefer’s in Chesapeake City. The gathering was billed as marking the new county executive’s first 100 days in office, but the timing was a bit off: McCarthy said his calendar pegged his tenure as 117 days, “but who’s counting?” The new county executive will unveil his first budget on Friday, for the 2018 Fiscal year, and without going into any financial details, McCarthy indicated that there would be difficult choices ahead. And he said he would not take the easy way out of past county leaders to raid emergency reserve funds to balance the budget. Key factors, he said, are the fact that the local economy and residents’ incomes are still recovering [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Alan McCarthy, Cecil County Councilor, to Run for County Executive in 2016</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Alan McCarthy, the vice president of the Cecil County Council, a veterinarian and local businessman, announced on Monday that he will be a candidate for Cecil County Executive. The Republican is the first candidate to formally announce a run for the county’s top elected post but several other potential challengers are also considering entering the race. McCarthy, who lives in Chesapeake City, emphasized economic development and job creation as key priorities for the county’s future. And he pledged to provide needed funds for “law enforcement and public safety,” while reviewing county government spending and operations to make sure taxpayers get “the biggest bang for the buck.” The county executive’s position is being vacated by Tari Moore, a Republican, who announced recently that she would not be a candidate for re-election in 2016. McCarthy was first elected to the Council in 2012, after defeating the District 1 Republican, James Mullin, a member of the old “Three Amigos” bloc that ruled the old Board of Commissioners under the direction of the former “Smipkin” political organization then headed by Del. Michael Smigiel and state Sen. E.J. Pipkin. Despite the Smipkins’ political muscle and larders of campaign funds, McCarthy scored a resounding defeat [&#8230;]]]></description>
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