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		<title>Broomell to be Removed from Drug Panel for &#8216;Disruption;&#8217; Claims Foes &#8216;Lying&#8217; and &#8216;Profiting&#8217; from Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(With Exclusive Cecil Times Video) The Cecil County Council is taking steps to remove Councilor Diana Broomell (R-4) from the county’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, at the request of health officials, after a recent meeting of the panel was abruptly adjourned after Broomell and some allies loudly challenged the proceedings. Broomell restrained her anger at the move during a County Council worksession on Tuesday morning, as two Sheriff’s Deputies were posted in the back of the meeting room to keep order. It was the third time that deputies have been called to attend Council worksessions out of concerns that Broomell would disrupt the proceedings. Nevertheless, she was gaveled as being “out of order” twice by County Council President Robert Hodge (R-5). At one point, Broomell glared at Hodge and said, “You’re lying.” Hodge initiated the steps to remove Broomell, citing the county Charter that would allow him to remove Broomell and appoint another Council member as the County Council’s representative to the panel, which includes multiple state and local agencies and groups dealing with the drug abuse problem. But Hodge said he chose to act via a resolution that will be voted upon by the full County Council. “I [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Broomell Disses State Transit Visitors at Cecil County Council; Another Black Eye for County&#8217;s Image, Decorum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A team of state transit officials trekked to Elkton Tuesday to meet, yet again, with Cecil County officials about a proposed MARC train maintenance yard that would bring 90 jobs to the county and tie in to future plans to extend the commuter train line to Elkton—but before the visitors barely opened their mouths, County Councilor Diana Broomell (R-4) was hurling insults. Diane Ratcliff, director of the planning office of the Maryland Transit Administration, brought along a detailed PowerPoint presentation to illustrate her remarks, and Broomell complained she should have been given a copy of it in advance. Ratcliff then announced that a planned “open house” community meeting to discuss the project had been postponed from June until the fall, due to delays in federal transit officials’ reviews of the plan—setting off Broomell to claim the delay was intentional. “This is all playing into your hands,” Broomell declared. “You’re having back door meetings…back room dealing and pushing through a project.” “She is our guest here,” said Councilor Alan McCarthy (R-1) “Listen to her.” “Let’s listen to what they have to say,” added Council President Robert Hodge (R-5). “We haven’t heard anything yet.” “This is outrageous,” Broomell retorted. When the rhetoric [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Budget: Council Backs Most of County Exec Budget, Majority Supports Calvert Park; County Bond Rating Upgraded</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 16:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cecil County Council indicated informal support for most of County Executive Tari Moore’s proposed Fiscal 2015 budget during a Tuesday afternoon worksession, supporting county schools and library spending and rejecting a bid by Council President Robert Hodge (R-5) to scale back spending on a new regional park. But the Council did agree to save $2.8 million by deferring a sewer upgrade at Cherry Hill and to use the budget process to require higher mileage for county Sheriff’s cars before they are replaced. And County Executive Moore announced Tuesday that one national bond rating agency had upgraded its rating of the county’s bond credit-worthiness, a move that could reduce the costs of county borrowing for capital projects. Hodge declared at the outset of the session that the panel was not taking any formal votes but as members went through the line items, as well as recommendations from a citizens’ budget advisory panel, the majority sentiments were clear. The Council will hold another worksession next week and will conduct its formal votes and adoption of a new budget at its evening meeting on Tuesday 5/20/14. Par for the course at recent Council worksessions, Councilor Diana Broomell (R-4) took verbal shots at [&#8230;]]]></description>
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