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		<title>Cecil County Hunkers Down as Sandy Looms; Governor says &#8220;People Will Die&#8221; in Storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Schwerzler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(UPDATE 11:55 a.m. Monday)&#8211; Cecil County residents hunkered down Monday as the massive, hybrid storm known as Sandy began its assault on Maryland, and Gov. Martin O’Malley bluntly warned, “People will die in this storm.” Cecil County government shut down all but emergency services operations and the county landfills were closed to customers, according to the county website. County public schools and administrative offices were closed Monday and a shutdown for Tuesday was announced. A “code red” robocall from the county’s Department of Emergency Services on Sunday advised that the storm would be “a long lasting event” and urged citizens to evacuate low-lying areas. The county established an emergency shelter at Rising Sun High School as of 6 p.m. Sunday, but emergency officials declared it should only be used as “a last resort for people to relocate.” And Gov. Malley cancelled early voting for the 2012 general election on Monday, after two days of higher than usual early voting turnout on Saturday and Sunday. (Voting was scheduled to run through Thursday, 11/1/12, but in an executive order, the governor said that there could be a “potential extension” of the timeframe beyond Thursday.) The state elections board reported 1,333 votes were [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County DPW Hailed as &#8220;Heroes&#8221; for Irene Response; Commissioner Broomell Disses DPW on Road Code, Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Flanigan and his staff at the Cecil County Department of Public Works were declared “heroes” on Tuesday for their “relentless” work to deal with flooded roads and downed trees in the aftermath of tropical storm Irene. But even ‘hero’ status did not deter Commissioner Diana Broomell (R-4) from renewing an attack on the department and its handling of road code variances. Richard Brooks, the county’s emergency services director, told Cecil County Commissioners Tuesday that the “heroes of the event are the road crews of DPW” and he recounted the department’s “relentless” pursuit of fallen trees blocking roads, closing off flooded roads to prevent motorists from getting swamped by floodwaters, and assisting emergency responders to get through to areas suffering storm damage. Brooks praised “the kick-butt crews” of DPW for their work. Flanigan accepted the praise modestly, saying his tired crews—who stayed out on the roads even at the height of the storm—would appreciate the recognition. DPW crews also staffed the county’s water and sewage treatment plants, some of which lost power, and had to use tanker trucks to remove sewage and prevent overflows that could have posed a health problem. But the commendations were short lived, as Broomell re-opened [&#8230;]]]></description>
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