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		<title>Initial Tally in Cecil Co GOP Primary Strongly Favors Hornberger for County Exec, Gregory for Council; More Votes to be Counted</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2020/06/initial-vote-county-in-cecil-county-gop-primary-strongly-favors-hornberger-for-county-exec-gregory-for-council-more-votes-still-to-count/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 03:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first-ever, mostly mail-in primary election in Cecil County history, political novice Danielle Hornberger held a compelling lead over incumbent Alan McCarthy for County Executive in the Republican primary, while incumbent Jackie Gregory was solidly ahead in the contested GOP primary for County Council in District 5, according to early returns from the county’s Board of Elections (BOE) issued late on Tuesday evening (6/2/2020). There are still three local Board of Elections canvassing meetings scheduled to count votes, including a session on Wednesday 6/3/2020, before the official voting tally is confirmed. Tomorrow’s session will likely continue to count mailed-in ballots that were received in the past few days, when advance counting stopped as BOE officials prepared to conduct the live, in-person voting session in Elkton that was held on Tuesday. But the initial tally of mailed-in ballots, not including in-person voting on Tuesday, showed Hornberger with a commanding lead, with 4,909 votes to McCarthy’s 2,019 votes. Another contender, Ewing McDowell—an agribusinessman and state Commerce official—held third place, with 669 votes. Bill Coutz, a two-year member of the Cecil County Council, trailed well behind the pack, with 624 votes. While the outcome was far from official, the preliminary margin for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Council Punts, So Far, on Budget; No Public Sessions Before 6/4 Vote</title>
		<link>https://ceciltimes.com/2019/05/cecil-county-council-punts-so-far-on-budget-no-public-sessions-before-74-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 20:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS In less than an hour on Tuesday (5/28/2019), the County Council reviewed the complex Fiscal 2020 budget proposed by the County Executive, with few questions, no spending cut proposals and just one advocate of raiding “fund balance” reserve accounts to lower the property tax rate by slightly over a penny—a move that would contradict the executive’s avowed pledge to avoid deficit spending. But there were indications that a majority of the Council seems satisfied with County Executive Alan McCarthy’s policy to wait until revenues are firmly in hand before allocating spending for certain projects, with the Council given authority to review and OK projects as the budget year goes on. As in past years, the Council held department-by-department meetings with county department heads to review their spending plans for the past month. But unlike past years’ end-stage budget actions when the Council considered spending cuts and votes by members during a worksession, this time Council President Bob Meffley (R-1) gaveled the session to a close without entertaining any amendments or votes. Instead, he said, Council members would talk among themselves in the next few days and the next step would be “the vote” on the final budget scheduled [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Schools Get $4M State Aid Windfall but Still Sing Budget Blues; High Costs Limit School Security Upgrades</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 21:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Cecil County Council moves into the final stages of its review of the new Fiscal 2020 budget, county school officials told Councilors they still face budget shortfalls despite nearly $4 million in newly confirmed state aid that boosts school spending by even more than the educators asked for. But higher than expected costs on school security upgrades will leave ten schools still without needed improvements. The County Council, which is scheduled to adopt a new budget in the next few weeks, completed its meetings with county department heads to review spending proposals with a final call-back session with leaders of the Cecil County Public Schools (CCPS) on Tuesday (5/21/2019) to follow up on an earlier meeting. The next step is a countywide public hearing on the budget before the Council tonight at Elkton High School followed by one or two worksessions next week. A new budget is scheduled for adoption by the Council on June 4. Appearing before a Council worksession on Tuesday morning, CCPS Superintendent Jeff Lawson updated figures on how much the county schools will receive under new state legislation designed to serve as a “downpayment” on broad state spending boosts for education as called for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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