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		<title>Cecil County Exec Gives $400K in Casino &#8216;Impact&#8217; Grants to Local Fire, Charity Groups; Developer Projects and Con-man&#8217;s Youth Group Get Aid</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Tari Moore has awarded nearly $400,000 in grants, derived from a local “impact” share of county revenues obtained from the Hollywood casino in Perryville, to a wide array of fire companies, veterans’ groups, social service and charities countywide. As overall revenues from the local casino continue to plummet—due to new competition primarily from the Arundel Live casino—the available local share of grant funds is expected to continue to decline in future years. In the past, the local “impact” grants were doled out by the County Commissioners and initially were restricted to western areas of the county closest to the casino. But a year ago, the commissioners opened up the grant process countywide. And this year, under the new Charter government, the County Executive had full authority to decide who got how much money. Most of Moore’s selections for grants were well-established community organizations and public safety operations, although a few raise questions about their rationale. Some recipients are locally based and some groups operate countywide. But despite the countywide eligibility of individual grant applicants, the new list includes only one group based in southern Cecil County. The largest grant&#8211; $50,000—went to the Town of Port Deposit to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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