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		<title>Hornberger Insults Cecil County Councilors Who Question Her Demands; Strongarm Tactics by Appointees Trigger Independence Moves by Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS Cecil County Executive Danielle Hornberger has lobbed an insult-laden video attack on the County Council for daring to disagree with her on an Elkton town land annexation case, claiming in a fact-free screed that Councilors were “bought and paid for” by developers—despite the fact that most of the Councilors had minimal campaign donations of any kind while she accepted multiple large donations from real estate interests. In addition, Hornberger’s appointed county attorney—Lawrence Scott, an Annapolis political consultant and lobbyist who never appeared in any state courtroom or even entered written legal representation on behalf of a client, according to the state Courts database—has tried to bully the Council on several issues, including solar panel farm legislation and the annexation case. Scott even made up his own facts recently to rail against and try to block cameras on school buses to catch car drivers who illegally pass a bus. The cameras are provided at no charge by a private firm that will collect fines and split the revenues with the county schools. Scott claimed the Sheriff’s Office would have to hire several new deputies to review the videos. But the Council called Major George Stanko from the audience and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Property Values Rise in South County; Home Sellers Benefit, Residents Could Face Higher Tax Bills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 23:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home values rose 9 percent in southern Cecil County and parts of Elkton over the past three years, according to new state property assessments&#8211; reflecting a resurging real estate economy in the county and a blessing for homeowners who suffered major losses in values during the recession that left them with mortgages higher than their property was worth. But the new valuations could mean higher tax bills for some residents. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation (MDAT) recently issued new property valuations for one-third of Cecil County, covering southern Cecil County and parts of Elkton in an area designated as “Group 1.” One-third of county properties are re-assessed by the state each year, with all properties re-evaluated over a three-year cycle. The new assessments calculated that residential properties rose in value by 9 percent over their last evaluation three years ago, while commercial property values in the area rose by 11.4 percent in the “Group 1” area. Gary Duffy, supervisor of assessments for the Cecil County office of MDAT, told Cecil Times that the Group 1 area of the new assessments covers the south county, including Earleville, Cecilton, and Chesapeake City, plus sectors of Elkton south of I-95 and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Commish Talk Tough on &#8220;Tiers&#8221; Land Rules; Defiance Could Let State Shut Down Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Analysis Cecil County Commissioners adopted a get-tough stance Tuesday against a state-mandated “tiers” land preservation map&#8211;which local farmers fear would strip them of property rights—and said they would defer any action until a summit meeting with other rural counties and consideration of legal action against the state. On the surface it might look like a victory for farmers and property rights activists who jammed a recent public hearing to protest the “Draft 4” tier map that a 3-2 majority of the commissioners approved to put out to hearing. [SEE Cecil Times report HERE: https://ceciltimes.com/2012/09/tiers-tears-and-taunts-cecil-county-commish-blasted-on-tier-maps-broomell-bashes-critics-hodge/ ] But, in fact, this newly found defiant attitude could be just a prelude to an even more restrictive no-growth mandate imposed by the state if no maps are submitted by the county by the end of the year. And that might just be the ultimate goal of some anti-growth activists: no development permitted, but without having their political fingerprints on the maps. The commissioners agreed Tuesday afternoon to defer any action to review, modify or adopt the planning maps until they meet later this month with a coalition of rural counties in Annapolis, and consider possible legal opposition to the legislative mandates. After a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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