20040403 A Tribute to Former Westminster Mayor LeRoy Conaway

A Tribute to Former Westminster Mayor LeRoy Conaway

April 3rd, 2004

On Monday, March 29, 2004 the Carroll County Community and The City of Westminster suffered a loss with the passing of a community leader.

Mayor Conaway was born April 28, 1930, in Winfield. He was the son of the late Jay W. and Amy Fleming Conaway. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Janet Lee (Wolbert) Conaway; daughter Teresa Conaway of Lincoln, Neb.; brother Jay Conaway of Westminster; niece Bonnie Lockard of Westminster; and nephews Dr. Boyd Myers of Annandale, Va., Bryan Myers of Manchester and Gary Conaway of Silver Springs.

Mayor Conaway was a 1948 graduate of Sykesville High School. Mayor Conaway spent much of his youth helping his father run a neighborhood general store. In the late 1940s, he supervised the construction of a new store, also in Winfield.

Before serving in the Army from 1952 to 1954, Mayor Conaway owned Conaway Bros. General Store in Winfield, which he sold to his brother after being drafted. After serving in the Army, he purchased East End Market in Westminster, which he sold in 1965. From 1965 to 1974, he was a stockbroker with Weis, Voisin Co. and Janney, Montgomery & Scott, members of the New York Stock Exchange. In 1974, he became manager of the Maryland Candy Co. In 1977, he returned to retail and bought The Whistle Stop, a small country store along the railroad tracks in the Carroll community of Patapsco.

Mayor Conaway was a charter member of Westminster Elks Lodge 2277. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose 1381, American Legion Carroll Post 31, Door to Virtue Masonic Lodge 46 AF & AM and the Fraternal Order of Police. He had served on the board of directors of Carroll County General Hospital, was Carroll County Chairman of the Cancer Crusade in 1973, and former vice president of the MD Candy & Tobacco Assoc.

Mr. Conaway was a Westminster City Councilman from May 1964 to May 1971, Council President from May 1971 to May 1973 and Mayor of Westminster from May 1973 to May 1989. He also served as a former member of the MD Regional Planning Council, President of the Carroll Co. Chapter of the MML and had served on the Governor's Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement. He was inducted into the MML Hall of fame in 2000 for 25 years of service in municipal government.

Mayor Conaway was a conscientious, dedicated public servant, who was a hands-on Mayor whose main concern was the betterment of the city. Mayor Conaway knew the municipal employees, their families and the issues that were important to his constituents. Some of the most memorable improvements of Mayor Conaway’s tenure were the straightening of the intersections of Bond and John Streets and Liberty Street and Railroad Avenue, the expansion of the Westminster Police Department, the City's purchase of the Westminster water system, and reconstruction of Main Street.

This Memorial Tribute by the Westminster Mayor, Common Council and the Staff of The City of Westminster on behalf of the citizens of the City of Westminster was signed in Westminster City Hall, this April Third in the year Two Thousand and Four.

Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff

20040312 Taxes

TAXES:

March 12, 2004

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
Capital Gains Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Court Fines (indirect taxes)
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Interest expense (tax on the money)
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Local Income Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Septic Permit Tax
Service Charge Taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Road Toll Booth Taxes
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone federal excise Tax
Telephone federal universal service fee Tax
Telephone federal, state and local surcharge Taxes
Telephone minimum usage surcharge Tax
Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges Tax
Telephone state and local Taxes
Telephone usage charge Tax
Toll Bridge Taxes
Toll Tunnel Taxes
Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)
Trailer Registration Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our
nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national
debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to
raise the kids.

What the heck happened?

20040304 Linganore teens take a stand against further development by Brad Pierce, Gazette Staff Writer

Linganore teens take a stand against further development

by Brad Pierce, Staff Writer, Mar. 4, 2004

Public hearings for region plan updates tend to be long, boring affairs chock-full of talkative attorneys and property owners discontent with the invasion of bulldozers in Frederick County.

So it's unusual to see teenage girls hanging out at them.

And it is even more unusual to hear teenage girls speak about the planning process in such an earnest way that demands attention from everyone in the room. But at a New Market Region Plan public hearing held before the Frederick County Planning Commission last week, that's exactly what happened.

Several Linganore High students took the stand to speak about residential development in the area.

Jamie Dorrance, a 14-year-old freshman, talked about protecting the woodlands behind her house.

Sarah Lilly, a 15-year-old sophomore, spoke about the need for better schools.

And Amy Grimes, a 16-year-old junior who could not attend the public hearing, asked her mother to read into the record a letter Amy wrote about how important it is to improve roads.

"I was very impressed with their testimony," said Frederick County Commissioner Michael L. Cady, who attended the public hearing.

Although a teen lobbying for increased school funding at budget meetings is fairly common in Frederick County, Cady said seeing youths show up at a planning hearing is rare.

"I hope we'll see a great deal more of this," he said, adding that the girls set a good example taking an active role in community issues.

Frederick County Commissioner Jan H. Gardner, who also attended the hearing, said she thought it was wonderful to see teenagers get involved in planning issues.

The girls "demonstrated good citizenship," she said.

" ... It's important to engage our young people in the public process," she added.

The girls maintain their parents did not push them to the podium. And all three have stressed that they chose on their own accord to become involved because the county has neglected far too many problems for far too long.

"I just really think that it's a big issue," Lilly said, explaining that even as a teenager, she has a responsibility to take care of her community.

Farms are shrinking, forests are disappearing, and the county's wildlife is running out of room to live, Dorrance said, and it's all happening because development is moving too fast to consider the consequences.

Dorrance spoke out to protect 86 acres of woods behind her house from development, which she says would wreck her rural neighborhood.

"In 20 years, there's probably not going to be any woods left around here," she said.

The woods, like much of the land surrounding the girls' neighborhoods, is up for consideration to be re-zoned from agriculture to residential, which is why the girls sprang into action.

Last week's public hearing was, after all, held Feb. 25, a school night. There's homework to do, friends to talk to, and reality shows on television to watch. But instead of settling for the usual teens' Wednesday night, Dorrance and Lilly headed to Winchester Hall clutching speeches.

"I can't think of a better way to spend a Wednesday night," Dorrance said. "If I don't say anything, who's going to do it?"

Dorrance teamed up with Lilly and Grimes and got down to business. They did their research online, knocked on doors in the area, and circulated a petition to slow down development.

Even Dorrance's 13-year-old sister, Melissa, has gotten into the action by spreading the word at New Market Middle School. And after surveying residents, Dorrance said the trio couldn't find anyone who supported development of the woodlands.

"I haven't met one person who actually lives here who want it to be developed," Dorrance said. "Most people were violently against it."

And besides depleting the area's woodlands, further development in the area would cause an already damaged well system in the area to be stressed beyond the capabilities of underground water sources, Dorrance said.

Lilly also made a passionate plea last week for the county to take care of what it already has and accommodate its current residents before building more homes and worrying about new residents that development will bring.

"It's a really important issue," Lilly said. "If people don't speak out on this they'll just keep building more homes."

Linganore High is already at 120 percent capacity with 12 portables used as classrooms this year, she explained. Next year, five more portables will be added the school's collection of inadequate facilities, she said. Portables are not intended for long-term use, but at Linganore, that's exactly what they're set up for, she said.

"I've never gone to a school that doesn't have portables," Dorrance said.

Grimes could not attend last week's hearing because she was already committed to sing at a church, but her belief in speaking out on the poor conditions of roads in the area is just as deep as Dorrance's love for trees.

The two issues are connected, because, according to Grimes, development of the woods would further strain already busy and poorly maintained roads, mainly Sidney Road and Md. Route 144.

"Where the two roads intersect is a very dangerous place, as a new driver myself I can testify to having difficulty safely pulling out on one road to the other," Grimes said.

She explained that accidents are common; one neighbor recently fell due to the poor condition of the road and broke her leg.

"Doing anything that would increase traffic on these two busy roads wouldn't be good for anyone currently living in the area, as it is, these roads aren't safe for drivers or pedestrians," Grimes added.

A continuation of region plan public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the first floor meeting room at Winchester Hall.

20040212 Democrat Franchot: The Ultimate Hypocrite On Slots

Democrat Franchot: The Ultimate Hypocrite On Slots

N E W S R E L E A S E

http://www.mdgop.org/News/News.cfm?ID=1013&c=3

Related:

1998 HB678 Fiscal Note St Lottery Commission Video Lottery Terminals

1998 HB678 St Lottery Commission Video Lottery Terminals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 12, 2004

Contact: Deborah Martinez 410-269-0113

DEMOCRAT FRANCHOT: THE ULTIMATE HYPOCRITE ON SLOTS

Following News that Anti-Slots Lobbying Firm Worked to Join Pro-Slots Effort,

Evidence Now Shows Lead Anti-Slots Leader Was Once a Fervent Slots Supporter

ANNAPOLIS – As the so called anti-slots movement gears up this year, one of its top leaders, Delegate Peter Franchot (D-Montgomery County), is proving yet again that the fight to halt slots is nothing more than another tactic in the other side’s “Stick it to Ehrlich” campaign, said Republican State Party Chairman John M. Kane.

Just three years ago, when his party’s Governor was in office, Peter Franchot helped lead a “Public Education-Funding” bill in the House of Delegates to allow licensed operators to run slot machines. Now, Franchot has made a complete flip-flop to become Maryland’s most ardent opponent of any slots plan that would help fund education in the state.

“Today he says slots is out of the question, calling it a ‘new game’ in Annapolis, and promising to not end his fight until ‘this obsession with slot machines comes to an end’,” Chairman Kane said. “Well considering his past work to legalize slots, the only new game he seems to be playing is “Stick it to Ehrlich,” and in the process he’s sticking it to all the kids who are in grades K-12. In all apparent reality, Franchot is pro-slots, anti-Ehrlich, and not big enough to admit it.”

Kane also pointed out that top representatives of the anti-slots lobbying firm that Franchot’s coalition hired to run the anti-slots campaign were in the Maryland Republican office three weeks ago working to take on the pro-slots campaign.

“The simple fact that top officers for the ‘anti-slots’ lobbying firm Mr. Franchot’s coalition recently hired were in my office last month to, in essence, ask for $100,000 in blackmail so they wouldn’t help Franchot and his people launch an anti-slots campaign, proves the anti-slots movement is a scam. Even more importantly, it proves that neither the anti-slots coalition nor Mr. Franchot has any credibility.”

Franchot was one of 15 Delegates in the 2001 legislative session to sponsor House Bill 1170, a Constitutional Amendment designed to fund public education through the use of video lottery terminals in licensed establishments with a provision that would prohibit the growth of casino gambling.

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Background Information:

Obtain a Copy of Slots Bill Franchot Sponsored at http://mlis.state.md.us/1998rs/billfile/hb0678.htm

Daily Patio picture for January 26, 2004

Daily Patio picture for January 26, 2004

January 26, 2004 Kevin Dayhoff

20040126 Daily UTR Patio Pic for January 26, 2004

20040105 20031215 Westminster Police Daily Incident Reports

Police Daily Incident Reports 12/22/2003 – 01/06/2004

January 5, 2004

ON 01-01-04 AT 3:52 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED DAVID CORNELL RICHARDSON, AGE 32, OF CHALGROVE AVE IN BALTIMORE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FAILURE TO APPEAR. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $10,000 FULL.

ON 01-01-04 AT 5:13 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED LARRY GENE HARRIS JR, AGE 42, OF HALLOW ROCK RD IN BALTIMORE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 01-03-04 AT 12:00 PM THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS ON MICHAEL THOMAS SKIPPER, AGE 33 OF LOGAN DRIVE IN WESTMINSTER, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT.

ON 01-03-2004 AT 11:12 AM THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS ON LYNN DIFFENBAUCHER, AGE 41 OF WASHINGTON ROAD IN WESTMINSTER, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ANIMAL CONTROL LAW.

ON 12-30-2003 AT 7:00 PM A RESIDENT OF YOUNG WAY

ON 01-03-04 AT 2:30 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED CHARITY ELIZABETH MCIVER, AGE 24 OF E MAIN ST IN WESTMINSTER, MD.COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.

ON 1-3-04, AT 3:10 AM, THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS ON DENNIS ABRAHAM HUTSON, AGE 39, OF WEST MAIN STREET IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH 3 COUNTS OF FOURTH DEGREE SEX OFFENSE AND ONE COUNT OF SECOND DEGREE ASSAULT.

ON 12-27-2003 AT 8:09 PM A RESIDENT OF ALTONDALE ROAD IN REISTERSTOWN , MARYLAND REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) HAD STOLEN ITEMS OUT OF HIS VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS PARKED IN THE GEHR LOT OF WESTMINSTER. TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN.

ON 1-1-04, AT 3:00 AM, THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE JUVENILE OF WESTMINSTER, MD. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT EACH OF DISTURBING THE PEACE, DISORDERLY INTOXICATION, FALSE STATEMENT, POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, POSSESSION OF TOBACCO, AND FAILURE TO OBEY. SHE WAS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF HER PARENT.

ON 01-02-04 THIS DEPARTMENT CHARGED A 10 YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE WITH CHILD IN NEED OF SUPERVISION AND 2ND DEGREE ASSAULT. CHARGES ARE BEING FORWARDED TO JUVENILE SERVICES.

ON 01-04-04 THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED A 16-YEAR OLD FEMALE JUVENILE AND CHARGED HER WITH CHILD IN NEED OF SUPERVISION. SHE WAS RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF HER PARENT.

December 29, 2003 REPORTED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S). TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN. SHE WAS CHARGED AS A FUGITIVE FROM ANOTHER AREA AND RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF THE CARROLL

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ON 12-22-03 AT 5:14 AM, A RESIDENT OF EAST GREEN STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUBJECT HAD DAMAGED HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED TO THE REAR OF HER RESIDENCE WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. TOTAL DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT $ 30.00.

ON 12-22-03 AT 11:51 PM A RESIDENT OF BANK SPRING COURT IN OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON WIMERT AVENUE WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. TOTAL DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT $ 500.00.

ON 12-19-2003 THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED LACY AMANDA MAY, AGE 21 OF RIFFLE ROAD IN EMMITSBURG, MD. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FAILURE TO APPEAR. SHE IS HELD ON A $10,000.00 BOND.

ON 12-23-2003 AT 10:53 PM, A RESIDENT OF EAST MAIN STREETWESTMINSTER REPORTED A SUBJECT HAD DAMAGED HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE WHEN THE DAMAGED OCCURRED.

ON 12-15-2003 AT 12:14 PM, A RESIDENT OF BREHM ROAD IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SUBJECT REMOVED AN ITEM FROM HIS PROPERTY ON WINTERS ALLEY IN WESTMINSTER. TOTAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $50.00.

ON 12-23-03, AT 11:02 PM, A RESIDENT OF CYPRESS POINT COURT IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $75.00.

ON 12-25-2003 AN EMPLOYEE OF DENNY’S RESTAURANT REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT (S) HAD FAILED TO PAY FOR FOOD. TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN.

ON 12-23-2003 AT 7:53 PM, A RESIDENT OF SOUTH CENTER STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECTS REMOVED HIS JACKET FROM HIS SHOPPING CART. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE WAL MART IN WESTMINSTER. TOTAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $200.00.

ON 12-23-03 AT 12:33 PM AN EMPLOYEE OF SUNBELT RENTALS IN FINKSBURG REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUSPECT (S) HAD REMOVED A GENERATOR FROM MARTINS CATERING IN WESTMINSTER. TOTAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $12,000.00.

ON 12-26-03 AT 8:15 PM THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS ON CARRIE ANN WEAN, AGE 24, OF SULLIVAN ROADWESTMINSTER. THE SUMMONS WAS FOR THEFT UNDER $500.00 AND CONSPIRACY-THEFT UNDER $500.00.

ON 12-27-03 AT 7:35 AM, A RESIDENT OF NORTH CENTER STREETWESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT (S) REMOVED PROPERTY FROM THEIR VEHICLE. ESTIMATED LOSS IS $250.00.

ON 12-27-03 AT 7:23 AM, A RESIDENT OF WESTMINSTER AVENUEWESTMINSTER REPORTED DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE BY AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT (S). ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS $1,000.00.

ON 12-27-03 AT 2:10 PM, THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS TO TERRY LEE HUMPLE, SR., AGE 43, OF EAST MAIN STREET IN WESTMINSTER MARYLAND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF EXPARTE/PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ASSAULT 2ND DEGREE.

ON 12-27-03 AT 12:12 PM, THIS DEPARTMENT SERVED A CRIMINAL SUMMONS TO REBECCA ANNE PHILLIPS, AGE 25, OF WAMPLER LANE IN WESTMINSTER. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY LESS THAN $500.00 AND ONE COUNT OF THEFT LESS THAN $500.00.

ON 12-27-03 AT 4:54 PM, AN EMPLOYEE OF KAY-BEE TOYS LOCATED AT THE TOWN MALL IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) DAMAGED ITEMS AT THAT LOCATION. ESTIMATED DAMAGES ARE $154.87.

ON 12-27-03 AT 5:03 PM, A RESIDENT OF EAST GEORGE STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT REMOVED PROPERTY FROM THEIR VEHICLE. ESTIMATED LOSS IS $50.00.

ON 12-26-03 AT 3:30 AM, THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED A 16-YEAR-OLD FEMALE JUVENILE. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH CHILD IN NEED OF SUPERVISION, THEN RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF A GUARDIAN.

ON 12-17-03 AT 9:15 PM, THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED JACK ARTHUR HOHN, JR., AGE 27, OF WAMPLER COURT IN WESTMINSTER MARYLAND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO APPEAR. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED AFTER POSTING $10,000.00 BOND.

ON 12-28-03 AT 2:00 AM, THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED MATHEW RAY MALLOY, AGE 24, OF SOLLERS POINT ROAD IN DUNDALK MARYLAND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF PROBATION. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED AFTER POSTING $5,000.00 BAIL BOND.

ON 12-27-03 AT 9:50 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED PAUL KEVIN HELFRICK, AGE 41, OF NO FIXED ADDRESS. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF VIOLATION OF PROBATION. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND HELD WITH OUT BAIL.

ON 12-26-03 AT 3:20 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED KENNETH EUGENE GREEN, AGE 45, OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN WESTMINSTER MARYLAND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF PROBATION. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED AFTER POSTING $500.00 BAIL.

ON 12-27-2003 AT 12:26 PM A RESIDENT OF EAST GREEN STREETWESTMINSTER, MARYLAND REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) HAD STOLEN PROPERTY FROM HER VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS ESTIMATED AT $20.00.

ON 12-27-2003 AT 8:19 AM A RESIDENT OF NORTH CENTER STREET IN WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DOOR OF HER HOUSE BY UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S). TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS ESTIMATED AT $100.00.

ON 12-27-2003 AT 5:06 PM A RESIDENT OF MADISON STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) HAD REMOVED PROPERTY FROM HIS VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN.

ON 12-27-2003 AT 4:10 PM A RESIDENT OF SYCAMORE STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT UNKNOWN SUSPECTS HAD REMOVED ITEMS FROM HIS VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS AT THIS TIME IS ESTIMATED AT $230.00.

ON 12-28-2003 AT 6:09 PM A RESIDENT OF LIBERTY STREET IN WESTMINSTER REPORTED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S). TOTAL LOSS AT TIME OF REPORT WAS UNKNOWN.

ON 12-26-2003 AT 10:40 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED A 15-YEAR-OLD MALE JUVENILE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA. HE WAS RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF A PARENT.

ON 12-26-2003 AT 10:40 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED A 16- YEAR- OLD MALE JUVENILE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA. HE WAS RELEASED INTO THE CUSTODY OF A PARENT.

December 22, 2003

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ON 12-19-03 THIS DEPARTMENT CHARGED A 15-YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE WITH MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. CHARGES ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

ON 12-19-03 THIS DEPARTMENT CHARGED A 16-YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE WITH MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. CHARGES ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

ON 12-19-03 THIS DEPARTMENT CHARGED A 15-YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE WITH MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. CHARGES ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

ON 12-19-03 THIS DEPARTMENT CHARGED A 16-YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE WITH MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. CHARGES ARE BEING FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.

ON 12-17-03 AT 4:02 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED MELVIN CLARENCE BOSLEY, AGE 23 OF EWING DRIVE IN WESTMINSTER, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH VIOLATING A PEACE ORDER. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 12-18-03 AT 11:40 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED DIANA LYNN BURCHETT, AGE 34 OF MATHIAS COURT IN WESTMINSTER, MD. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THE FOLLOWING CHARGES: FORGERY PRIVATE DOCUMENTS, THEFT UNDER 500, AND UTTERING FALSE DOCUMENT. SHE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED AFTER POSTING A $2,500.00 BAIL.

ON 12-18-03 AT 3:50 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BLACK, AGE 32 OF EWING DRIVE IN WESTMINSTER, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF THEFT AND ONE COUNT OF THEFT SCHEME. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 12-17-03 AT 4:12 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED DANNY NEIL KNIGHT, AGE 23 OF MURRAY RD IN FINKSBURG, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT UNDER 500. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 12-17-03 AT 8:00 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED CHRISTOPHER KOHLER, AGE 31 OF CARTERSVILLE RD IN COLUMBIA, MD. HE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO PERFORM CONTRACT AND THEFT OVER 500. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $5,000.00.

ON 12-18-03 AT 10:47 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED TOMA ALONZO SMITH, AGE 25 OF CARROLL ST IN WESTMINSTER, MD.

ON 12-19-03 AT 12:20 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED STACIE LYNN SNYDER, AGE 30, OF WEST MAIN STREET IN WESTMINSTER. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO APPEAR. SHE TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON $10,000.00 BOND.

ON 12-17-03 AT 3:13 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED RICHARD NOEL SENN, AGE 35, OF UNION ST IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE, TWO COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA AND FOUR COUNTS OF MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTING NARCOTICS. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $25,000.000 BOND.

ON 12-19-03 AT 9:19 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED RAYMOND ERIC SAUNDERS, AGE 18, OF CHURCH ST IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO APPEAR. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $2,500 BOND.

ON 12-17-03 AT 10:00 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED DOUGLAS WAYNE JESS, AGE 22 OF CHERRY OAK COURT IN TANEYTOWN. HE WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE AND TWO COUNTS OF MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTING A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 12-17-03 AT 2:36 PM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED NORMAN JAMES BROSENNE 3RD, AGE 39, OF EAST MAIN ST IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE AND POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

ON 12-20-03 AT 3:10 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED JEFFREY SCOTT BATHALOMEY, AGE 40, OF GWYNN BROOK DR IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT EACH OF: 1ST DEGREE BURGLARY, 3RD DEGREE BURGLARY, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA AND TWO COUNTS OF MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $20,000.00 BOND.

ON 12-20-03 AT 7:07 AM THIS DEPARTMENT ARRESTED ALLEN ANDREW SILBERMAN, AGE 33, OF EAST MAIN STREET IN WESTMINSTER. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT EACH OF: 1ST DEGREE BURGLARY, 2ND DEGREE BURGLARY AND TWO COUNTS MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER AND HELD ON $20,000.00 BOND. HE WAS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF THEFT UNDER 500. HE WAS TAKEN BEFORE A COMMISSIONER AND RELEASED ON PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE.

20031209 Maria Tsigas: Westminster police chief Jeff Spaulding approved

20031209 Maria Tsigas: Westminster police chief Jeff Spaulding approved

Westminster police chief approved

by Maria Tsigas for the Carroll County Times

December 9, 2003

The Westminster City Council unanimously approved the confirmation of William J. "Jeff" Spaulding Monday as Westminster's new police chief.

Spaulding, a 30-year veteran of the Howard County Police Department, will be officially sworn in on Jan. 2. Maj. Dean Brewer, who has been acting chief for the past five months, will remain acting chief until then.

Spaulding was chosen from among nearly 70 applicants from all over the United States, according to the city.

The selection committee included Mayor Kevin Dayhoff, Council President Damian Halstad and council members Roy Chiavacci and Suzanne Albert, and several county law enforcement officials.

Chiavacci said during Monday evening's meeting that Spaulding's name just surfaced to the top from the beginning.

He was the right person at the right time for the city of Westminster, Chiavacci said.

Spaulding said he looked forward to coming to Westminster and working with the citizens, council, mayor and police department.

Spaulding has served as deputy chief in Howard County for the last six years. A Mount Airy resident, Spaulding is slated to replace Chief Roger Joneckis, who retired at the end of July.

Maria Tsigas for the Carroll County Times

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2003/12/09/news/news6.txt

20031208 McDaniel College web site: Local leaders, political science students talk bioterrorism

20031208 McDaniel College web site: Local leaders, political science students talk bioterrorism

http://www.mcdaniel.edu/news/archive03/bioterror2.shtml

Local leaders, political science students talk bioterrorism

December 8, 2003

Consider this scenario: Pneumonic plague has hit Baltimore, and city leaders suspect bioterrorism.

Bracing for the disease to spread across county lines, the Westminster mayor convenes a team of advisers.

Tension runs high. Not only are Mayor Kevin Dayhoff and other local leaders asking difficult questions; this new team of advisers has never handled an emergency plan – never mind one for a bioterrorist attack.

They are McDaniel students in a political science class, "National Security in a Changing World."

And when the students met with local emergency responders Dec. 3 to lay out their strategy, their real-life counterparts were quick to complete their plans with advice – from critique to praise for the students' creativity.

As two groups of students presented their proposals to local leaders, they offered a range of ideas. They discussed aspects of their plans, from blocking main roads and screening entrants to quarantining people who had been exposed, offering treatment for patients at the former Lowe's building and area schools, and even shuttling the sick so they wouldn't create extra traffic on area roads.

"Mostly what we're trying to do is prevent the spread and go a little overboard," said Nate Getchell '05, acting as the health officer for one of the groups. "Offense is your best defense."

The students proposed developing hotlines for people seeking information and spreading the news via local TV and radio stations. One of the groups wanted to broadcast the hotline information from police cruisers.

"Has the mayor declared marshal law?" Dayhoff asked.

Without hesitation, Jon Fitzgerald '06, serving as the public information officer for his group, responded. "No, the mayor has not. Quite frankly, we are trying to remain as calm as possible."

Looking ahead, the students even tried to find solutions such as sending contaminated hospital materials to an incinerator in York, Pa., and storing dead bodies in refrigerators at a meatpacking plant.

"I think the identification of a temporary morgue is a great thing," said Mike Webster, director of Campus Safety. But be prepared, he told the students, for the liability issues after destroying a local business's reputation.

Dayhoff complimented the students on their plans, which they developed after interviewing their real-life counterparts and then grappling with the scenario, created by their instructor, Volker Franke, assistant professor of political science and international relations.

"Some of those things that you didn't get right … you didn't get it right with a lot of depth and a lot of thought and a lot of integrity, and that never bothers me," Dayhoff said.

In a real incident, Dayhoff said he would have declared marshal law – as he did during Hurricane Isabel – along with turning to the National Guard and Maryland Emergency Management Agency for extra support.

"You're going to be absolutely amazed at how much of your future roles will be absorbed with public health, safety, and welfare," Dayhoff told the students. "I wish I had taken this class when I was your age. I've just had to put it together over the years."

For Leon Checca '05, acting as public information officer for one of the groups gave him a glimpse into what he might like to do after college, possibly working for the National Security Agency.

"It was definitely really interesting," he said. "We didn't really think anything would happen in Westminster. We thought it would happen elsewhere."

But if it does happen in Westminster, Dayhoff may have a few extra advisers.

"There were no incorrect or wrong decisions. What's really important is that you planned," he said. "I would go into any emergency response with you all."

For more information, contact Rita Beyer, associate director of media relations, at 410-857-2294.

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20031209 City of Westminster Capital Improvements Program

Tuesday, December 09, 2003

20031209 City of Westminster Capital Improvements Program

20031209 City of Westminster Capital Improvements Program is best viewed on the New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/133770.html

City of Westminster Capital Improvements Program

Fund/Department: Office of Public Safety/Public Works

Account #: G12.6200

Type: Vehicle – Other

Project Name: Little Brother

ID/File #: 1984 - 17

Contact: Mayor Kevin Dayhoff or Air Marshall Steve Shatzer, Westminster Police Department Aviation Wing or Master Sergeant Thomas Beyard, Westminster Air National Guard.

Priority: Urgent

Date: December 9^th, 2003

Description: Flir 2000-A Airborne Thermal Imaging System: It has come to our attention that a complete Flir 2000-A Airborne Thermal Imaging System with 1X and 4X Dual F.O.V. Optics has been available for purchase by the City of Westminster, for only $17,500.00. Sold new this unit was approximately $100,000.00. Of course, this new thermal imaging system is best operated on a helicopter – which will be put in the budget under a separate item.

Location: Key Street Lot

Justification: Homeland Defense

Other Remarks and Operating Considerations - A message to would-be Terrorists, Punks and Thugs. We understand how bored you are with the drab monotony of your everyday life. You hate the jobs we make you take to get money, and have nothing but contempt for us. It's obvious that you increasingly reject our morality, along with all restraint. You steal from us, lie to us, break our laws, mock our culture, and sabotage our technology.

We tolerate 'rebels" with all sorts of causes, but you laugh at us and mock us. What you seem to want is revelry without any cause at all. We recognize every "revolution" to make sure you and your friends won't break out of line everywhere at once, your only goal unlicensed pleasure. We're afraid you'd rather be burning banks, looting malls, crating havoc at City Hall or smashing computers than going to work - our demands are what really bring out the violence in you. This game has gone on long enough. Either you win or we will.

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Posted by Kevin Dayhoff at 12/09/2003 04:34:00 AM

Kevin Dayhoff: www.westgov.net Westminster Maryland Online www.westminstermarylandonline.net http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/

20031205 Bush Derangement Syndrome by Charles Krauthammer

Bush Derangement Syndrome by Charles Krauthammer

Friday, December 5, 2003

OMG:

Diane Rehm: ``Why do you think he (Bush) is suppressing that (Sept. 11) report?''

Howard Dean: ``I don't know. There are many theories about it. The most interesting theory that I've heard so far -- which is nothing more than a theory, it can't be proved -- is that he was warned ahead of time by the Saudis. Now who knows what the real situation is?''

``Diane Rehm Show,'' NPR, Dec. 1

It has been 25 years since I discovered a psychiatric syndrome (for the record: ``Secondary Mania,'' Archives of General Psychiatry, November 1978), and in the interim I haven't been looking for new ones. But it's time to don the white coat again. A plague is abroad in the land.

Bush Derangement Syndrome: the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency -- nay -- the very existence of George W. Bush.

Now, I cannot testify to Howard Dean's sanity before this campaign, but five terms as governor by a man with no visible tics and no history of involuntary confinement is pretty good evidence of a normal mental status. When he avers, however, that ``the most interesting'' theory as to why the president is ``suppressing'' the 9/11 report is that Bush knew about 9/11 in advance, it's time to check on thorazine supplies.

[…]

Read the entire article – it gets better… Bush Derangement Syndrome by Charles Krauthammer

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20031200 Westminster City Recreation Office: New Programs Since 1994

Westminster City Recreation Office: New Programs Since 1994

Photo caption: Westminster Recreation and Parks’ Ron Schroers

Westminster City Recreation

July 1994 – December 2003

Westminster City Recreation Office New Programs Since 1994

1. Westminster Family Center

2. Westminster Skate Park

3. Creation of full day Summer Camps

4. Creation of Dutterer’s Family Park

5. Upgrade 3 city parks

6. Creation of Mother Son Dances

7. Creation of Tea Parties and Fashion shows

8. Fallfest to new levels (midnight madness shopping, more money for nonprofits)

9. Flower and Jazz to new levels

10. Creation of Lock – Ins and all night parties for teens

11. Creation of Youth Leadership Carroll

12. Creation of Year Program Guide

13. Creation of Month of Sundays

14. Creation of Movie Nights

15. Summer Slam Car Show

16. 5k Walk Run

Activities office currently operates

1. Family Center

2. Skate Park

3. City Pool

4. Swim Team

5. Fallfest

6. Flower and Jazz Festival

7. Daddy Daughter Date

8. Swim Lessons

9. Music on Main Street

10. Outdoor Movie Nights

11. 3 on 3 Summer Basketball League

12. Summer Day Camp

13. Summer Tot Camp

14. Month of Sunday Concerts

15. Mother Son Dance

16. Veterans Day Service

17. Holiday Sports Camp

18. Mother Daughter Tea

19. Holiday Workshop

20. Holiday Luncheon

21. Retirement Parties

22. Annual Tree Lighting

23. Easter Egg Hunts

24. Annual Store Front Decorating (Mayors Cup)

Partnerships For Events and Activities

Human Service Programs Inc

Kiwanis Clubs of Westminster

Carroll County Recreation and Parks

Optimist Football & Cheering

Westminster Jaycees

Girls Jaycee Softball

Circle of Friends

Red Cross Blood Drives

Christian Home School Group

Konigsberg Tennis Tournament

Carroll County Tennis Association

Corbit’s Charge

Carroll County Health Department

Eric Byrd Day

Carroll County Arts Council

Carroll County Farm Museum

Heroin Action Coalition of Carroll County

Mrs. Maryland

Women’s Club of Westminster

The Arc of Carroll County

Greens Homeowners Association

Holiday House Tour

Junction Inc

Aging Grace

Cystic Fibrosis

West End Place

Four Square New Life Church

New Hope Fellowship

Core Service Agency

Westminster Speed and Sound

Mental Health Fair

Stand For Children

Carroll County Public Schools

Change Inc

St. Johns Catholic Church

Westminster Area Lacrosse

Charles Street Community

Timber Ridge Summer Playgroup

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce

Bands For Benefit

East Middle School

Carroll Hospice

Carroll County Public Library

The Rotary Club of Bonds Meadow

Downtown Promotions Committee

Carroll County Youth Service Bureau

Family and Children’s Services

Pray in the Park

Sunday in the Park

Estonian Partnership

Relay of Life

City Police Department

Recreation Office Accomplishment

Attorney Generals Award

Heath Department Award

Best Park Playground

Best Community Festival

Outstanding Recreation Professional Maryland Recreation and Parks

Silvia Canon Humanitarian Award

Creation of the first camp medical program

State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

The Recreation Office Has Represented The City Of Westminster In The Following

Skate Park Development: Manchester, Hampstead, Mt. Airy, Taneytown, Sykesville, Annapolis, Dallastown, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County,

Armory Development: Caroline County and City of Frederick

Maryland Municipal League: Speaking at annual convention, Treasure (Recreation and Parks Branch)

Maryland Recreation and Parks Association: State Convention, Strategic Planning

Community College of Baltimore: Chairman, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Advisory committee, Guest Speaker

Other Related Office Duties

Supervise 22 year round staff

Supervise 34 part time summer staff

Furnish capital and operating budgets

Manage over $1,000,000,00 operating and capital budget

Supervise 10 parks

Supervise 5 tot lots

Parks Board

Support Estonian Partnership Fundraising

Hiring and firring

Supervise rentals of Community Building, parks and pavilions

Manage Web Site

Marketing of Programs and Events

Prepare daily deposits

Future Plans

Already added to dates at Martins for additional dances.

More involvement with other communities in Westminster.

Over see all activities that are happing in Westminster.

Develop additional events on Main Street and Pennsylvania Ave.

Continue involvement with existing communities because of change in board members.

Continue to develop Open Space for the growing sports programs in Westminster.

Continue to monitor the value of each program and event offered to the public.

20030904 September 4th, 2003 Carroll County MML Quarterly Chapter Meeting Minutes

20030904 September 4th, 2003 Carroll County MML Quarterly Chapter Meeting Minutes - Dutch Corner Restaurant, 3154 Main Street, Manchester, Md.

CARROLL COUNTY CHAPTER
Maryland Municipal League, Inc.



*Hampstead Mayor Haven Shoemaker President CC Chapter MML
1034 S. Carroll Street, Hampstead, Md. 21074 Telephone: (410) 239-7408
*New Windsor Mayor Sam Pierce Vice President CC Chapter MML
P. O. Box 609, New Windsor, Md. 21776 Telephone: (410) 635-6575
*Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff Secretary - Treasurer CC Chapter MML
P. O. Box 1245, Westminster, Md. 21158-1245 Telephone: (410) 857-4208

September 4th, 2003
Quarterly Chapter Meeting Minutes
Dutch Corner Restaurant, 3154 Main Street, Manchester, Md.

6:30 pm Social hour
7:00 pm Welcome – Manchester Mayor Chris D’Amario
Invocation - Manchester Councilmember Mary Minderlein
Introductions - MML Chapter President Haven Shoemaker
7:10-7:45 pm Dinner
7:45 pm Business Meeting

Attendance:
There were 24 in attendance:
Manchester: Mayor Chris D'Amario, Councilmembers Steve Bankert, Mary Minderlein and Dan Riley
Mt. Airy: Mayor James S. Holt, Councilmembers Peter Helt and David Pyatt.
New Windsor: Mayor Sam Pierce, Councilmembers Ed Palsgrove and Charlotte Hollenbeck.
Sykesville: Mayor Jonathan Herman, Councilmembers Jeannie Nichols and Debby Ellis and Town Manager Matt Candland
Taneytown: No representatives in attendance
Union Bridge: Mayor Bret Grossnickle
Westminster: Mayor Kevin Dayhoff, Councilman Robert Wack.
Hampstead: Mayor Haven Shoemaker, Councilmembers Wayne H. Thomas and Chris Nevin.

Carroll County: Carroll County Emergency Management Coordinator William Martin, Administrator of the Carroll County Office of Public Safety Buddy Redman.
Carroll County Municipal Liaison Frank Johnson
Maryland Municipal League Executive Director Scott Hancock and Liaison Candice Donoho

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1. Treasurer's Report - Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff

The Treasurer’s report was given by Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff and accepted. The MML CC Chapter Treasury has a total of $3,062.07 in it at present – however, the balance, after the $2,000.00 in outstanding checks recently written for the MML CC Chapter Scholarship are cashed, will be $1,062.07 in the account.

2. Discussion of the future of the Annual MML Scholarship.

MML Executive Director Scott Hancock and MML Liaison Candice Donoho gave a presentation on the 12-year old MML Chapter Scholarship Program. The MML Board of Directors has recently re-directed funds that had helped to support the Chapter Scholarship Program, in order to support a new academic fellowship/intern scholarship program initiative, which will create a partnership with the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs and the MML.

The MML Board of Directors is encouraging individual MML Chapters to continue self-funded scholarship programs and to develop scholarship program criteria that best fit the needs and desires of our respective chapters.

In the past, the Carroll County MML Chapter has assessed the Carroll County member municipalities a total of $1,500 to add to the $1,000 annual contribution from the MML. We then distributed five scholarships of $500 each at the annual June joint Carroll County/Frederick County Chapter meeting in Mt. Airy.

After thoughtful discussion, it was agreed to continue our own self-funded scholarship program within the Carroll County Chapter.

It was moved by Sykesville Councilwoman Jeannie Nichols and seconded by Hampstead Councilman Chris Nevin to sponsor two $1,000 scholarships for Carroll County students who reside within the corporate boundaries of a Carroll County Municipality and to bill the eight municipalities for the $2,000. The motion passed unanimously.

The purpose of the scholarship is to increase public awareness of municipal government in Carroll County and to foster interest and research in municipal government, to recognize students who have demonstrated a commitment to public service, and to provide needed financial support for students pursuing studies leading to a career in government or public service.

Particulars as to how the MML Carroll County Chapter will adapt and implement the Scholarship Program will be discussed after the first of the year. Meanwhile, the Treasurer was directed to assess the eight municipalities pro-rata for the $2,000 for the scholarships.

Sykesville Councilwoman Jeannie Nichols will continue as Chair of the Carroll County MML Scholarship Committee. Anyone who would like to work on the Scholarship Committee should contact Councilwoman Nichols.

2. Presentation by Carroll County Emergency Management Coordinator William Martin and Administrator of the Carroll County Office of Public Safety Buddy Redman

Bill Martin and Buddy Redman gave a general overview of the Carroll County Emergency Operations Plan. They also discussed the GIS Enhanced Base Mapping Project and other issues involving our current 911 system. Bill Martin discussed his background in the fire service and emergency response and shared some insights as to his plans in his new position with the Carroll County Office of Public Safety. The report was followed by questions and answers.

3. COG Report

Sykesville Councilwoman Jeannie Nichols discussed that Emergency Services issues in Carroll County were comprehensively discussed and reviewed in the May 29, 2003 COG meeting. The meeting was well attended and everyone seemed to get a great deal of value out of the meeting. The next COG meeting will be held on September 18, 2003 at 7 PM.

4. Carroll County Commissioner Report - Frank Johnson, Municipal Liaison

Frank Johnson discussed various issues and gave a thorough overview of the many initiatives presently being undertaken by the Board of Commissioners. They included but were not limited to: State Roads and county transportation issues; billboards; the Commissioners upcoming Legislative Package which will include a Transfer Tax (growth paying for growth); the deferral process; adequacy standards; the growth task force - which will next meet on September 17, 2003. A question and answer period followed which included discussions of impact fees; schools and parks; senior citizen developments; fire and EMS service and roads and libraries.

5. MML Remarks - MML staff member Candace Donoho, MML Executive Director Scott Hancock

Scott Hancock extended regrets from MML President Mark Frazer who could not attend due to an unexpected commitment. This year's MML Theme under the leadership of President Frazer is Information Technology. The MML has hired a full time Information Technology expert. Every municipality now has a page available on the MML website for announcements.

Candace Donoho was recently given a significant and prestigious promotion to Carroll County MML Liaison. Candace Donoho discussed the recent municipal budget survey and the impacts of state budget cuts on municipalities state-wide. She also discussed the work of the MML Legislative Committee and the upcoming MML Fall Conference. This year's fall conference includes many more workshops and seminars than past fall conferences and attendance is expected to be the best ever. Washington DC Mayor Anthony Williams is the scheduled luncheon speaker.

6. Open discussion and Other Business

Buddy Redman asked that each municipality establish an emergency contact person.

Adjournment

The next meeting is in New Windsor on December 4th, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. for Social time; Dinner at 7:00 p.m.; Meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff,
MML CC Chapter Secretary/Treasurer

20030904 September 4th, 2003 Carroll County MML Quarterly Chapter Meeting Minutes

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