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Showing posts with label Carroll Co Govt Public Works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carroll Co Govt Public Works. Show all posts

Monday, August 09, 2010

Carroll County Roads to be microsurfaced

Roads to be microsurfaced

The following roads are scheduled for microsurface treatment weather permitting. Each location will require two days of work to complete and will cause some minor inconvenience, please use caution in these areas during working hours.

Basler Road - from Md. 30 to Maple Grove Road

Old Westminster Pike - from Md. 140 at Club House Road to the end of county maintenance

Old Westminster Pike - from Md. 97 to Ridgemont Drive

For more information on these projects, please contact the Bureau of Roads Operations at 410-386-6717.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

20080410 CCDPW Statement for the Record at Public Hearing


Carroll County department of public works “Statement for the Record at Public Hearing, April 10, 2008”

The following is the statement read into the record by the Carroll County department of public works at the public hearing held by the Carroll Count board of commissioners, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in Room 003 of the County Office Building. At that time Carroll County residents were invited to attend and offer their views as they relate to Frederick County’s invitation for Carroll to become a partner in a waste to energy facility.

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Commissioners; on February 26, 2008 the Frederick County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to invite you to join them in a joint ownership project to construct a waste-To-energy (WTE) facility in Frederick County.

In 2006, the Carroll County Commissioners passed Resolution 658-06. That resolution gave direction to the Department of Public Works to explore many areas in search of a solid waste management strategy. One of the elements of the resolution was direction to work with the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority to gather information about WTE and examine all aspects of WTE including cost, benefits and risks. The resolution also required us to explore partnership options with nearby jurisdictions.

There has been a robust dialogue about reuse and recycling as much of our waste as possible. We are redoubling our efforts in the area of recycling and are happy to report that single stream recycling is having some measurable impact. In FY 2006, before single-stream went into effect, the residential rate was 22.7%. Today, the rate is 25.4% per household. This is an increase of 12%. At the same time the great public discussion that has happened over the past year between the Environmental Advisory Council, Department of Public Works, and the press has helped make people more aware of the importance of recycling.

You have indicated a willingness to expand our staff so that we can focus one person exclusively on the reuse/recycling issue. I hope the person we select will be a pleasant blend between a persuasive and passionate speaker, and a skilled technician with detailed knowledge of the dynamic markets that exist in the recycling world.

Recycling and reuse takes care of part of the problem, but there is still garbage. By accepting the Frederick County offer we will be able to ensure a safe and reliable method of disposing of garbage for generations, while using it as fuel to generate much needed electricity. Both the Times and the Eagle did polls, asking their readers if you should accept the Frederick offer. The Times had over 500 responses, with over 70% saying yes. The results in the Eagle were similar.

Commissioners; you have a statutory responsibility to provide a safe and sanitary means of disposal for all of the county’s waste. I feel that building more landfills or transferring our waste out of State is both economically unsustainable and a moral affront to the environment. Much of the European Union is moving toward banning all organic material from landfills. That is not a bad policy.

This is a legacy decision on your part. If you choose not to join Frederick, I think Carroll County will be quickly replaced by another county. We all have the same problem. In every case we studied, communities with WTE facilities have robust recycling programs. Why should we pay to destroy material that someone else will buy from us for recycling? There is a rational nexus.

If you approve the joint venture concept, we will go about the process of soliciting Best and Final Offers from the two firms who are the finalists in the procurement process. Simultaneously, we will work out the details of a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the approval of both Boards of Commissioners and the Authority. Each of our roles will be defined and procedures will be established to ensure an amicable working relationship over a long period of time. This process will take about 4 months. At the end, you will be asked to sign the contract and MOU. If you sign at that time, we are committed for the whole project baring failure of some sort on the part of the contractor or failure of the Authority to secure satisfactory financing. That point should occur about July, 2009, with construction starting about May, 2010, and operation commencing about July, 2013.

Friday, August 10, 2007

20070810 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SAVE $30 MILLION IN ENERGY COSTS


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Barbara Herron

410-732-9564

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SAVE $30 MILLION IN ENERGY COSTS

BALTIMORE (August 10, 2007) – Between June 2006 and June 30, 2007, the innovative strategy of purchasing electricity directly from the regional grid and multiple wholesale suppliers resulted in savings of more than $30 million for local governments and participating agencies, compared with BGE’s standard offer service rates.

The $70.6 million spent on electricity purchases saved the region’s taxpayers approximately $12.1 million when compared with the retail cost of electricity. The total annualized cost was $.078 per kilowatt hour.

The Baltimore Regional Cooperative Purchasing Committee(BRCPC), a standing committee of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, developed the wholesale portfolio approach to purchasing electricity, eliminating retail middleman costs, in conjunction with its independent energy advisor, South River Consulting. Pepco Energy Services, the portfolio licensed service provider, has also been instrumental in the strategy’s operational and performance success.

The portfolio includes 3,000 BGE commercial electric accounts. Participants include the Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard county governments; the Baltimore County Public Libraries and Revenue Authority; Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Harford County public schools; the cities of Aberdeen, Annapolis and Bowie; and the Baltimore Museum of Art and Walters Art Gallery.

Other local government organizations have since adopted the wholesale portfolio approach. The portfolio approach used by BRCPC for purchasing energy is currently one of the options being considered by the Maryland Public Service Commission, the Maryland Energy Administration and the Governor’s Office for Maryland’s electric utilities as a means of reducing energy costs for residential customers.

“It’s always good to find ways to save taxpayers’ money,” said Harford County Executive David Craig, the BMC Chair. “The money local governments can save on electricity means more money to provide services that directly benefit our residents.”

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Saturday, July 01, 2000

20000701 Mike Evans, Carroll County Public Works Director asked to resign

Mike Evans, Carroll County Public Works Director asked to resign

Jul 1 2000 12:00 AM By Patrick Walters, Times Staff Writer.

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The Board of Carroll County Commissioners has told county public works director Mike Evans that they will fire him if he does not resign, according to two local officials.

The 57-year-old Evans, who has worked for the county since 1988, the past five years as director of the county's Department of Public Works, declined to comment on the issue Friday.

County department heads are appointed by the commissioners. The public works department, which has an operating budget of $9.95 million for fiscal year 2000, is responsible for roads operations, water and sewer projects, snow removal and other jobs.

Commissioners Julia Walsh Gouge, Robin Bartlett Frazier and Donald I. Dell did not return phone calls Friday regarding why the board is forcing Evans out.

Gouge and Dell were in their offices at the County Office Building Friday morning, but they apparently left through a private exit while a reporter sat in their office waiting room. Gouge's secretary said Gouge did not want to talk Friday morning.

It was not known when Evans needed to make his decision. The commissioners' schedule for Monday includes a closed session scheduled for 11 a.m.

According to the state's Open Meetings Law, the commissioners do not have to discuss personnel matters in open sessions.

Sykesville Town Manager Matthew Candland and Westminster City Councilman Kevin Dayhoff both said that the commissioners earlier this week told Evans he could either resign or have his employment with the county terminated.

Both declined to say who told them.

Dayhoff estimated he has worked with Evans since the late 1980s.

``I think it's an incredible loss to the county; this is a guy who has an incredible reputation for competence,'' Dayhoff said. ``I think they're shooting themselves in the foot.''

Candland and Dayhoff both said they were surprised when they learned that the commissioners were asking Evans to leave.

``There was no indication to me that there were any problems or rumblings,'' Candland said. ``I've always been very impressed with his work.''

Evans first started working for the county on Feb. 22, 1988, beginning his career as the director of permits and regulations. In 1995, the Board of Commissioners at the time Dell, Benjamin Brown and Richard T. Yates - appointed Evans to the position of public works director.

Before coming to Carroll, Evans worked in Anne Arundel County government from 1971 to 1987, in public works and permits and inspections. He also served in the United States Army from 1962 to 1965, and spent part of that time in Korea as a member of post-war peace-keeping forces.

Evans' education includes both a bachelor's degree in business and a master's in business administration from the University of Baltimore.

Candland said he usually works with Evans several times a month, including on recent public works projects such as the Fairhaven well and the realignment of Obrecht Road.

Taneytown City Manager Chip Boyles also said Friday he had not heard that Evans' job was in jeopardy.

He said he has worked with Evans' department on city takeovers of two roads, Stumptown and Trevanion, in recent years.

``He was just real understanding of what our concerns were,'' Boyles said. ``All my relations with him have been positive.''

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