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		<title>Gov. Hogan Lifts High-Tech Septic Regs, Saves Residents, Business $$$ in Most of Cecil County; &#8216;Critical Areas&#8217; Near Bay, Rivers Still Under Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Larry Hogan will rescind regulations that required installation of costly high-tech septic systems in most of Cecil County, and instead will only retain the requirements in the “critical areas,” close to the Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers feeding the Bay. The action, which repeals a mandate created by former Governor Martin O’Malley, will lower costs for most new construction as well as homeowners seeking to build additions to existing homes in the county. Hogan announced his decision during a weekend meeting of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACO) in Ocean City, a gathering of most of the state’s county and local elected officials as well as lobbyists and members of the General Assembly. Since a 2009 law enacted by the General Assembly, properties located in the “Critical Area”&#8211; within 1,000 feet of the Chesapeake Bay or its “tidal tributaries”—have been required to install nitrogen-reducing “Best Available Technology” (BAT) septic systems for new homes or to replace facilities for existing homes that had failing septic systems. But as of 1/1/13, O’Malley instituted broader regulations that applied to any property considered affecting the Chesapeake Bay “watershed.” In Cecil County, with its many rivers, streams and creeks feeding into the Bay, that [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Exec Vows Not to Abandon Earleville Boat Ramp and Park; Standing Room Crowd in Cecilton Applauds Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 18:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County Executive Tari Moore told a standing room only crowd of about 200 citizens Tuesday evening that her administration will not abandon the Stemmer’s Run boat ramp in Earleville and she will seek state grant funds to build a breakwater, at an unknown cost, in the adjacent Elk River to protect the ramp. It was a public about-face from the earlier presentation to the County Council by her administration that it was considering not renewing a free lease with the state that expires in December. Clyde VanDyke, the county parks and recreation director, had said he was reluctant to spend the $5,000 currently spent per year to mow grassy areas near the ramps, pier and parking lot. After an outpouring of support for continued operations of the boat ramp from local residents and boaters for one of only three public ramps operated by the county, County Council members said they had been privately assured that the ramp would remain open and the lease renewed. But the county administration did not provide a public statement to that effect, and scheduled the meeting for Tuesday evening at the Parklands community meeting room in Cecilton, after moving the site from the tiny [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>CECIL CHATTER: Hogan Green Bag Empty for Cecil County on Key Appointees; Last of Smipkins Depart Cecil GOP Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Hogan’s ‘Green Bag’ Appointments Bypass Cecil on Key Posts New Maryland Governor Larry Hogan recently announced hundreds of appointments to various state boards and commissions as part of the annual “Green Bag” list of appointees sent to the General Assembly—but Cecil County came up short in any but the most local and required slots. The Green Bag names, so-called in historic tradition for the green velvet bag in which the list is sent to the General Assembly, include purely local appointments to various panels that come under state jurisdiction as well as more significant statewide policy posts that require Senate confirmation. For Cecil County, there was only one statewide appointment: Steven C. Parker, named to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Byways Critical Area Commission. Parker is a Cecilton-area real estate business owner who has been active in local real estate associations. Having a south county real estate professional would bring a rural, waterfront-oriented business perspective to the panel. But Hogan also appointed a Baltimore City resident, Theo Ngongang, to the same commission. Other ‘Green Bag’ appointees included the obligatory changes at the Cecil County Board of Elections. A majority of local elections panels must be members of the same [&#8230;]]]></description>
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