Carroll County Times Editorial: City was wasteful in spending

Carroll County Times Editorial: City was wasteful in spending

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

City was wasteful in spending

No matter how the mayor or Westminster or council members want to spin it, sending 15 people to a conference and then racking up a $1,500 bill for an expensive meal of lobster and alcohol is not prudent given the city's dire financial situation.

In fact, it was just a month ago that Mayor Thomas Ferguson, in announcing the elimination of several positions and firing of several employees, said, "[The layoffs] are clearly driven by the economic environment we're in. Revenue is not growing."

He also said, "The city is looking at all aspects of the government to find productivity gains and cost savings."

Well, perhaps not all aspects.

In all it cost the city $19,000 to send 15 people to the Maryland Municipal League conference. The conference itself can be a good, learning experience. But the city could have done as most companies watching dollars do and saved money by sending half as many people and having them report back to everyone else about what they learned.

And then there's the matter of the extravagant dinner at the expensive Fager's Island restaurant and Bar, which some on the council have tried to pass off as worthwhile for its "team building" value, at a cost of almost $1,500.

Most families, when faced with mounting bills and difficulty paying, don't go out for extravagant dinners or engage in other wasteful spending. Perhaps a cookout with hamburgers and hotdogs would have been better for the "team building" atmosphere than throwing money around like there's no tomorrow, even as these same officials lamented the lack of money that is forcing them to fire people.

The mayor says he will pay the bill out of his own pocket. He says he has done that in the past. But the council members and others who spent the evening drinking alcohol and eating lobster amount to a slap in the face to the employees who were terminated, supposedly, because of budget woes. It's also a slap in the face to taxpayers, who all through the budget season listened to them moan and groan about how tight money was - to the point that the council never did hold a public hearing on the final budget.

Westminster voters today should be asking themselves about the decision-making abilities of the people who they have elected to office.

In front of the public, they whine about having no money in the budget. Then they scoot off in droves to a conference where money - that same tax money - flows quite freely. And upon being questioned, they defend their extravagance as somehow necessary and helpful to the city.

This conference is just one example, but if it is indicative of the way Westminster handles its finances, it is no wonder money is tight and people need to be laid off to pay for the alcohol and lobster.

20080827 Carroll County Times editorial: City was wasteful in spending

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/08/27/news/opinion/editorial/editorial533.txt

Chris Cavey gives us a glimpse at the upcoming Republican National Convention in his most recent Tentacle column

Chris Cavey gives us a glimpse at the upcoming Republican National Convention in his most recent Tentacle column

August 28, 2008

On To St. Paul

Chris Cavey

By the time this article is posted I will be crammed into one of the cheap seats of a popular domestic airline. At o-dark thirty when the fares are cheap, with my knees against the seat in front of me and my shoulder pressed against the person in seat 19B, I’ll be winging my way to the Twin Cities for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

The reason for my early Thursday journey is my position on the Republican National Committee’s Credentials Committee….

[…]

By Sunday afternoon, however, the entire Maryland delegation will be on the ground in St. Paul. After some in-house check-in and credentialing, it will be off to Minneapolis for an “all states pep-rally” at the Minneapolis Convention Center. There we’ll have our official delegation picture taken for all posterity to enjoy.

The Republican National Convention is actually a two-week ordeal. Just as I traveled to Minnesota early, so will all members of the five standing committees. The week before is where the work is accomplished. Committee meetings about things like rules, platform and credentials are ironed out and prepared before the voting body arrives for a short four days.

Read Mr. Cavey’s entire column here: On To St. Paul

20080828 SDOSM Cavey TT On to St Paul

National Geographic: Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

National Geographic: Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

Willie Drye for National Geographic News (Willie Drye is author of Storm of the Century: the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, published by National Geographic Books.)

August 27, 2008 See more recent Hurricane Gustav coverage >>

The once and future Hurricane Gustav—currently a tropical storm over Haiti—could attack the U.S. Gulf Coast as a major hurricane this weekend. Or not.

The Gulf Coast's fate depends largely on a developing high-pressure system, whose southern edge extends roughly from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the western Atlantic Ocean. (See a map of the region.)

High-pressure "ridges" repel storms, so if the developing ridge north of Cuba is strong, Gustav could be deflected westward and into the central Gulf of Mexico, where vast stretches of warm water could supercharge the storm as it heads for the U.S. coast.

[…]

(Related: "Hurricane Bertha's Burst of Strength Stumps Experts" [July 8, 2008].)

[…]

Gustav is expected to turn toward the U.S. sometime Friday or Saturday, and the high-pressure system will decide how sharp Gustav's turn will be.

[…]

There is "no way of knowing" at present how the high-pressure ridge is going to evolve, Waddlington said. The present long-range forecast says Gustav could come ashore anywhere from the central Florida Panhandle to the Texas-Mexico border.

[…]

Read the entire article here: National Geographic: Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

20080827 Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

20051005 Three Tentacle columns on Hurricane Katrina

2005 Aug 23-30 2005 Hurricane Katrina

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/28/AR2008082803165.html?hpid=topnews

20080829 Washington Post GOP Considers Delaying Convention

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/08/washington-post-gop-considers-delaying.html

National Geographic: Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

20080825 Hurricane Gustav formed Aug 25

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/search/label/20080825%20Hurricane%20Gustav%20formed%20Aug%2025

20080827 National Geographic: Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster?

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/08/national-geographic-hurricane-gustav-to.html

Washington Post GOP Considers Delaying Convention

Westminster Council meeting minutes for August 11 2008

Westminster Council meeting minutes for August 11 2008

http://www.westgov.com/citygovernment/minutes/081108.asp

Approved August 25, 2008

City Council

Minutes of City Council Meetings Agenda for next City Council Meeting

Minutes of City of Westminster Council Meeting

August 11, 2008

QUORUM:

A meeting of The Mayor and Common Council was held in the John Street Quarters of the Westminster Fire Company, 28 John Street, on the evening of August 11, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. Mayor Ferguson; Council President Chiavacci; Council Members Albert, Wack, Utz, and Pecoraro; City Administrator Wolf; Chief Spaulding; Director of Public Works Glass; Director of Recreation and Parks Schroers; City Attorney Walsh; and City Clerk Taylor were present. Director of Planning, Zoning and Development Beyard and City Treasurer Unger were excused from attending.

Robin Ford, the developer of the King’s Overlook subdivision, presented the City with a check in the amount of $35,000 for renovation and expansion of the tot lot at King’s Park.

Mayor Ferguson presented a Proclamation to William Ehmann commending him for the award of his Eagle Scout Badge after some fifty years of lost paperwork establishing that he had completed the requirements was found through the efforts of his family. The Mayor next presented Mr. Ehmann with a full-sized flag of the City.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION:

Mr. Schroers introduced the Ad Hoc Committee for renovations to the Westminster Skate Park: Steve Vogel, Bob Lloyd, Jim Marks, Brice Foxwell, Bryan Vana, and Kate Engel. Mr. Schroers added that several of the students and staff at the Career and Vocational Technology had been actively and enthusiastically involved in the planning and design of the center. Mr. Marks and Mr. Vogel summarized the history of the Skate Park and presented the plan for its renovation. They further thanked the students and staffl. Ms. Engel, Principal of the Center, thanked the Mayor and Common Council for the giving students the opportunity to help with the planning and renovations. She noted that they were quite eager to return to school in the fall and resume work on the project. Council President Chiavacci thanked everyone for their involvement and added that he looked forward to the ribbon cutting in the spring. He commended the Committee members for their expertise and dedication.

MINUTES:

Mrs. Albert moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of July 28, 2008. Mr. Utz seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES:

Council President Chiavacci announced that he requested Mr. Pecoraro and Mrs. Albert to serve as the chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the recently re-formed Pennsylvania Avenue Committee. Mr. Pecoraro indicated he would meet with Ms. Wolf the following week to discuss the Committee’s schedule. He remarked that he was pleased by the number of people interested in participating.

Mrs. Albert thanked Mr. Glass for working to resolve the security lighting problems at the Westminster Cemetery.

Mr. Utz thanked Chief Spaulding and his staff for the National Night Out the preceding Tuesday.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:

Ms. Wolf summarized Resolution No. R08-9, which would approve submission of an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development of the State of Maryland for funding under the Main Street Improvement Program and the Maple Street Initiative. The funding would consist of $12,000 Main Street Improvement funds for new trash receptacles and $15,000 in Maple Street Initiative funds for a “Paint Up, Fix Up” residential façade improvement program. Dr. Wack moved to adopt the Resolution. Mr. Pecoraro seconded and the Motion passed unanimously.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

Council President Chiavacci asked Ms. Wolf to convey the congratulations of the Mayor and Common Council to Mr. Beyard for receiving his Master’s Degree in Business Administration.

Ms. Wolf reported that a meeting with the auditors for the annual audit would take place the next morning.

Chief Spaulding announced that the police would be conducting their first sobriety checkpoint in the City.

Mr. Schroers noted that Fallfest would take place between September 24 and September 28.

Mr. Glass announced that well drilling on the Gesell property began the preceding Wednesday. So far, one well is yielding 250 gallons per minute.

With regard to the road repaving contract, Mr. Glass noted that the bid opening had been rescheduled for September in the hopes that the price of asphalt would improve.

President and C.E.O. of the Westminster Fire Company gave a report on the number of calls responded to in July.

CITIZEN COMMENTS:

City resident Gerald Sheeler spoke in favor of imposing a curfew on minors. He also expressed concern about the expense of obtaining peace orders.

City resident Debbie Hawke asked that consideration be given to increasing the fine for illegal parking in handicapped spaces. Council President Chiavacci responded that the Police Chief and the Public Works Committee would make a recommendation at the next regular meeting.

Council President Chiavacci adjourned the meeting at 8:03 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,
Laurell E. Taylor
City Clerk

20080811 Westminster Council meeting minutes for August 11 2008

Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house

Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house

This is bizarre… I’m NOT making this up!:

WCCO-TV Minneapolis MN: July 29, 2008 Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house

http://wcco.com/iteam/swat.team.honored.2.783216.html

WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN: “On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan handed out honors to a team of officers involved in a botched raid at an innocent family's home more than seven months ago…

“Just days before Christmas, the sound of intruders breaking into their home in North Minneapolis prompted Vang Khang to grab his shotgun to protect his six children. His terrified wife called 911.

“Khang fired several shots at the "intruders" who turned out to be members of the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team. The officers returned fire. Their protective gear prevented them from being harmed by the bullets.

“No one was hurt in the shootout last Dec. 16 and the Minneapolis Police Chief ordered an internal investigation. The house was left riddled with bullet holes and broken glass. Two days later, Dolan apologized to the family and launched an internal investigation to find out how the SWAT team wound up in an innocent family's house in the middle of the night.

“The investigation determined that the team had gone there looking for a gang member's guns after an informant gave investigators in the department's Violent Offenders Task Force bad information. The investigation is ongoing.

“On Monday, Dolan recognized members of the SWAT team for their bravery and how they handled the raid. With Mayor R.T. Rybak and other city officials looking on, the chief handed out medals and commendations.

Read the entire account here: http://wcco.com/iteam/swat.team.honored.2.783216.html

See also:

20080730 Berwyn Hghts Mayor home invaded

Law and Order Lunacy

More: I-TEAM: Raid Tipster Gave Police Wrong Name (2/14/2008)

I-TEAM: Investigating Police Raid At Wrong House (2/13/2008)

I-TEAM: 911 Tapes From Police Raid At Wrong House (2/12/2008)

Property Records Search May Have Prevented Raid (12/18/2007)

Chief Apologizes To Family Over Mistaken Raid (12/19/2007)

Experts: Raid Mistake A 'Fact Of Police Work' (12/18/2007)

Police: Not To Blame For Raid Into Wrong House (12/18/2007)

20080729 Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house

PG Police overstep authority by Haven Shoemaker

Prince George's County Police overstep authority by Haven Shoemaker

Hampstead mayor Haven Shoemaker has weighed-in with his take on the home invasion by Prince George’s SWAT officers in the last days of July 2008.

If you will recall; after a small army of heavily armed SWAT team members attacked the home of Berwyn Height’s mayor Cheye Calvo, they tied the mayor and his mother-in-law up and shot and killed his two dogs - - only discover it was all mistake.

No word as to whether or not the Prince George's County SWAT team will get an award or not - as just occurred in a similar situation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, q.v.: 20080729 Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house.

Mayor Shoemaker is an excellent writer and his recent column, in the “Other Voices” section of the Carroll County Times is a must read:

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PG police overstep authority

By Haven Shoemaker, Other Voices Monday, August 25, 2008

On July 29, the Mayor of Berwyn Heights, Cheye Calvo, came home from work and saw a package addressed to his wife sitting on the front porch.

If he's anything like me, he probably assumed his wife had been watching the Home Shopping Network, so he brought the package in and put it on the table.

Unbeknownst to him, the box actually contained 32 pounds of marijuana, one of the few things you can't buy on QVC.

While changing his clothes, Calvo heard his mother-in-law scream. According to media reports, she saw and reacted to police officers rushing the house. The police burst into the home without warning. In the ensuing chaos, officers shot and killed the family's two dogs. According to Calvo, one of two black Labradors was running away from the officers when it was killed.

Apparently, the officers did not believe that Calvo was the Mayor of Berwyn Heights. They kept him handcuffed for two hours, in his boxer shorts, lying next to his dead dogs. As it turns out, Calvo and his family were most likely the random victims of a scheme by real drug dealers.

Apparently, the police have already arrested people behind the plan to smuggle millions of dollars of marijuana via deliveries to unsuspecting citizens. Unfortunately, that little bit of law enforcement intelligence wasn't available to help Calvo or save his dogs.

[…]

But what bothers me the most about the Calvo mess is the dogs. If for the public good it becomes necessary to handcuff me in my briefs for two hours, well, OK. If the police want to take my mother-in-law into custody, I can promise my full cooperation.

[…]

It's not like the anyone was going to flush 32 pounds of dope down the toilet in the time it took for the police to announce the entry. I could add my thoughts on the modern low water capacity toilet, but as the kids today say, TMI, or "Too Much information."

Read Mayor Shoemaker’s entire column here: PG police overstep authority

20080825 PG Police overstep authority by Haven Shoemaker

Mount Airy church reaches out to youths by Staci George for Carroll County Times

Mount Airy church reaches out to youths by Staci George for Carroll County Times

Mount Airy church reaches out to youths

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/08/24/news/local_news/newsstory6.txt

By Staci L. George, Times Correspondent

Sunday, August 24, 2008

MOUNT AIRY — Saturday was a day of youth empowerment through song, dance, poetry, drama and other artistic displays celebrating God and Christianity.

“Youth awakening” was the theme of Spirit Fest 2008, an annual event sponsored by West Falls Christian Community Church, 4330 Buffalo Road, Mount Airy. This was the seventh year the church, with 65 current members, has sponsored the event.

[…]

“We need to encourage and empower the youth to do positive things, like express their talents and get involved in the community. There are a lot of negative things already,” said Bishop Ross Jackson Sr., the church’s pastor since 1993 and a native of Mount Airy.

Read her entire article here: Mount Airy church reaches out to youths

20080824 Mount Airy church reaches out to youths by Staci George for Carroll County Times

A Tomato Convocation in Westminster By Bob Allen

A Tomato Convocation in Westminster By Bob Allen

I’m a big fan of old varieties of plants and I’m Patuxent writer Bob Allen’s biggest fan – although I remain jealous over the huge novella word limits he is given by our editor, but that is the stuff of another column. On second thought, maybe not.

A Tomato Convocation in Westminster

http://explorecarroll.com/community/710/tomato-convocation/

Heirlooms are ripe for celebration By Bob Allen ballen@patuxent.com

Posted 8/24/08

The mouthwatering magic and savory mystique of heirloom tomatoes was celebrated in Carroll County last week at a lively, tomato-inspired confabulation of food, fun and horticultural education and tomato lore.

If there had been a gaudy neon marquee advertising the Carroll County Master Gardeners' annual Heirloom Tomato Festival, it might have flashed:

"TOMATOES! TOMATOES!
NOTHING BUT...
HEIRLOOM! HEIRLOOM!
ALL THE TIME!"

Held at the Saturday, Aug. 16, Carroll County Farmers Market, the sixth annual festival was a spirited gathering of tomatoes and the people who love them, grow them, cook with them, talk about them and celebrate their merits.
But these were not just any tomatoes on parade.

In fact, the mere mention of store-bought hybrids (often distinguished by bland taste, pallid complexion and cardboard-like pulpiness) was met by good-natured disdain.

To most master gardeners, the only kind of tomato worthy of salt, vinegar, garlic, basil, olive oil and salad dressing is a genuine, home-grown heirloom.

Indeed, heirlooms are the true hall of famers of the tomato world.

[…]

An heirloom is a pure-bred tomato that has been established and kept true to its specific variety, with its gene pool unsullied by hybridization for least 50 years.

The master gardeners on hand at the Heirloom Tomato Festival provided fresh, juicy samples of the colorful-looking and even more colorfully named array of heirlooms from their back yard and side lot tomato patches -- Goliaths, Bullhearts, Hillbillies, Blackrims, Siberians, German Greens, German Johnsons, Aunt Rubies, Belgian Pinks, Brandywines, Polish Linguisas and a host of others.

[…]

All proceeds went to a special agriculture education scholarship fund set up by Carroll County Master Gardeners.

Maryanne Turner, president of Carroll County Master Gardeners, the local chapter of the state-wide volunteer training program coordinated by the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, was doling out bite-sized samples of her green tomato pie, which were gobbled nearly as quickly as she could scoop them into little paper cups and put them on the counter.

[…]

For more on the Master Gardeners program, or to learn how to get a copy of the tomato recipe booklet, call Steve Allgeier at the Carroll County Extension Office at 410-386-2760.

You can read the rest of Mr. Allen’s mouthwatering novella, complete with recipes, here: A Tomato Convocation in Westminster

http://explorecarroll.com/community/710/tomato-convocation/

20080824 A Tomato Convocation in Westminster By Bob Allen

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ - भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय खरीदता Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ

August 26, 2008 By JOSHUA BOWMAN (joshua.bowman@herald-mail.com) for the Hagerstown Herald-Mail

मंगलवार , 26 अगस्त , 2008

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ

भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय खरीदता Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय खरीदता Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय

August 26, 2008 By JOSHUA BOWMAN ( joshua.bowman@herald-mail.com ) for the Hagerstown Herald-Mail 26 अगस्त , 2008 को यहोशू BOWMAN ( joshua.bowman @ हेराल्ड के mail.com ) के लिए हैगर्सटाउन हेराल्ड के मेल

The former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike has been purchased by a university based in India. Vinayaka Missions America University Inc. bought the building and will open their first university campus in the United States there, officials from the university announced at a press conference Tuesday. The university plans to offer credit and non-credit courses, including a nursing program. Officials said they plan to start with bachelor degree programs before expanding to masters and doctorate programs.

http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=201993&format=html

20080826 Indian University buys former Allegheny Energy HQ

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मंगलवार , 26 अगस्त , 2008

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय खरीदता Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय

Indian university buys former Allegheny Energy HQ भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय खरीदता Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय

August 26, 2008 By JOSHUA BOWMAN ( joshua.bowman@herald-mail.com ) for the Hagerstown Herald-Mail 26 अगस्त , 2008 को यहोशू BOWMAN ( joshua.bowman @ हेराल्ड के mail.com ) के लिए हैगर्सटाउन हेराल्ड के मेल

The former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike has been purchased by a university based in India. Allegheny ऊर्जा के पूर्व मुख्यालय पर Downsville पाइक द्वारा खरीदा गया है भारत में स्थित एक विश्वविद्यालय है . Vinayaka Missions America University Inc. bought the building and will open their first university campus in the United States there, officials from the university announced at a press conference Tuesday. Vinayaka मिशनों अमेरिका विश्वविद्यालय के निर्माण और इंक खरीदी होगी खुला विश्वविद्यालय के परिसर में अपना पहला संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में वहां के अधिकारियों से इस विश्वविद्यालय में एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में मंगलवार की घोषणा की है . The university plans to offer credit and non-credit courses, including a nursing program. इस विश्वविद्यालय की योजना और गैर ऋण देने के लिए पाठ्यक्रम ऋण सहित , एक नर्सिंग कार्यक्रम है . Officials said they plan to start with bachelor degree programs before expanding to masters and doctorate programs. अधिकारियों ने कहा कि वे योजना शुरू करने के लिए कार्यक्रमों के साथ स्नातक की डिग्री से पहले स्वामी के विस्तार करने के लिए कार्यक्रमों और डाक्टरेट .

http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=201993&format=html http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=201993&format=html

20080826 Indian University buys former Allegheny Energy HQ 20080826 खरीदता भारतीय विश्वविद्यालय के पूर्व मुख्यालय ऊर्जा Allegheny

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20080825 cambios al horario especial de la recolección para la semana del Día del Trabajo

Martes 26 de agosto de 2008 - 20080825 cambios al horario especial de la recolección para la semana del Día del Trabajo

20080825 cambios al horario especial de la recolección para la semana del Día del Trabajo

8/13/2008- cambios al horario especial de la recolección para la semana del Día del Trabajo

25 de agosto de 2008

Westminster Maryland

Inútil y reciclando la colección
Información de la colección | Horario especial de la recolección | Horario de la colección del día de fiesta
Basura imprimible y reciclaje del boletín de noticias de la colección (archivo del pdf)

20080825 Changes to special pick-up schedule for Labor Day week

8/13/2008- Changes to special pick-up schedule for Labor Day week

August 25, 2008

Westminster Maryland

Waste & Recycling Collection
Collection Information | Special Pick-up Schedule | Holiday Collection Schedule
Printable waste & recycling collection newsletter (pdf file)

HORARIO ESPECIAL DE LA RECOLECCIÓN

(Los artículos se deben poner delante de su hogar por el 7:30 mañana a 5 pies del en la acera)

Observe por favor que la ciudad recoge solamente los artículos enumerados abajo. La ciudad no coge basura o recyclables del hogar. Los servicios de la ecología son responsables de la colección de basura y de recyclables del hogar.

• Todos los artículos se deben llamar sobre por lo menos 24 horas antes del día programado de la colección para asegurar retiro.
• Los artículos no programados para la colección no se pueden recoger y pueden permanecer hasta llamado adentro y programado para el retiro.

Debido al día de fiesta del Día del Trabajo, a todo el cepillo y al metal
para esa semana
cójase el martes 2 de septiembre
Llame el 848-9077 para programar una selección para arriba

Entre en contacto con la tienda de mantenimiento de la ciudad en (410) 848-9077.

Lunes Miembros de árbol Los miembros de árbol se deben cortar a las secciones del cuatro-pie, no más en gran parte que 6 pulgadas de diámetro, con los extremos haciendo frente a la misma dirección. No se cogerá NINGUNOS ENVASES el lunes, sin importar contenido. Martes Metal solamente Esto incluye los refrigeradores, las estufas, las arandelas, los secadores, las bicicletas, etc… los neumáticos y las baterías de coche también se cogen el martes. El metal se coge dentro de los límites de ciudad enteros. Miércoles Basura de yarda La basura de yarda se debe poner en un conatiner no más grande que una cesta de celemín sin la tapa, o en las bolsas de papel marrones biodegradables de Kraft. Los envases deben pesar menos de 75 libras. La basura de yarda no puede ser mezclada con basura o estar en las bolsas de plástico de la clase. Las carretillas y los botes de basura estándar no son recipientes para residuos aceptables de yarda. La basura de yarda se coge entre abril y noviembre. Nota del *Please: La basura de yarda no se debe poner con basura normal del hogar. El césped, la suciedad y las rocas no se consideran basura de yarda y no serán cogidos el miércoles (véase Thurs. para la basura a granel Info). La ciudad intentará limpiar derramamiento de un bolso quebrado, sobrellenado; sin embargo, los dueños de una casa son responsables de empaquetar cualquier basura de yarda de nuevo restante. Jueves y viernes Basura a granel, etc. Esto incluye los sofás, sillas, madera de construcción, televisiones, colchones, madera… Jueves al este de la ruta 31 del Md (de la ruta 97 del sur encaminar 31) Viernes-Oeste de la ruta 31 de Maryland (de la ruta 31 a los límites de ciudad) Observe por favor: Habrá una parada por día en cada casa para la recolección de ese día. Una vez que el carro ha pasado su hogar, los equipos no volverán para las recolecciones adicionales, ni quitarán los artículos no llamados adentro y/o no precisarán a tiempo. No dispondremos de los botes de basura a menos que estén llamados adentro y marcados para el retiro. El césped, la suciedad, y las rocas se consideran basura a granel y tienen que estar en bolsos o envases para el retiro. Bolsos sobrellenados que el rasgón será dejado en el sitio para empaquetar de nuevo por el dueño. La ciudad no es responsable de envases dañados. Caída solamente Recolección del VAC de la hoja Lunes - al este de la ruta 27 del MD Martes - al este de la ruta 31 del MD y al oeste de la ruta 27 del MD Jueves - sur del camino de la ciudad de la unión y al oeste de la ruta 31 del MD Viernes - norte del camino de la ciudad de la unión y al oeste de la ruta 31 del MD

(Los artículos se deben poner delante de su hogar por el 7:30 mañana a 5 pies del en la acera)

• Todos los artículos se deben llamar sobre por lo menos 24 horas antes del día programado de la colección para asegurar retiro.
• Los artículos no programados para la colección no se pueden recoger y pueden permanecer hasta llamado adentro y programado para el retiro.
• La falta de programar el retiro para los artículos se fue hacia fuera y no cogido puede dar lugar a la acción de la aplicación del código.
• Los cambios del Scheduling se pueden realizar, en nuestra discreción, durante el tiempo inclemente.

Entre en contacto con la tienda de mantenimiento de la ciudad en (410) 848-9077.

¡Subsistencia de la ayuda que nuestra ciudad limpia… recuerde por favor coger después de sus animales domésticos!

Esfera: Contenido relacionado

Fijado por Kevin Dayhoff en 8/26/2008 03:38: 00

Thatchers Daughter Reveals Ex Premier Has Dementia by Kevin Sullivan for the Washington Post

Thatchers Daughter Reveals Ex Premier Has Dementia by Kevin Sullivan for the Washington Post

On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Kevin Sullivan wrote a piece for the Washington Post that the former prime minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher, now 82, has a form of geriatric onset dementia.

Although such as been rumored for quite sometime; for many of us who admired her public service – whether or not we agreed with all of her decisions and approaches - the news was greeted with great sadness.

History will be kind to Mrs. Thatcher.

However, even more so sad was the reaction of too many folks in the comment section.

For many of us who have never gotten used to the vile personal viciousness of the left, the comments seemed way over the top. (Related - See: 20031205 Bush Derangement Syndrome by Charles Krauthammer.)

Where’s the humanity?

Thatcher's Daughter Reveals Britain's Ex-Premier Has Dementia

By Kevin Sullivan

Washington Post Foreign Service

Tuesday, August 26, 2008; A10

LONDON, Aug. 25 -- The daughter of Margaret Thatcher has disclosed that Britain's former prime minister is suffering from dementia, in the family's first public confirmation of what has been widely rumored in Britain for several years.

Thatcher's condition has deteriorated so much that she forgets that her husband, Denis Thatcher, died in 2003, her daughter reports in a memoir to be published next month, serialized over the weekend in the Mail on Sunday newspaper.

"I had to keep giving her the bad news over and over again," Carol Thatcher wrote. "Every time it finally sank in that she had lost her husband of more than 50 years, she'd look at me sadly and say 'Oh' as I struggled to compose myself. 'Were we all there?' she'd ask softly."

Carol Thatcher said she first noticed her mother's failing memory over lunch in 2000, a decade after she left 10 Downing Street. Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990.

[…]

In her book, "A Swim-On Part in the Goldfish Bowl: A Memoir," Carol Thatcher wrote that her mother still shows flashes of her old self, particularly about events from her time in office.

[…]

Read Mr. Sullivan’s entire article here: Thatcher's Daughter Reveals Britain's Ex-Premier Has Dementia

DO NOT view the comment section with a full stomach.

20080826 Thatcher's Daughter Reveals Ex Premier Has Dementia by Kevin Sullivan for the Washington Post

Carroll County government stands behind police statistics by Mark Ripper, Chairman, Staff Committee on Law Enforcement, Carroll County Government

Carroll County government stands behind police statistics by Mark Ripper, Chairman, Staff Committee on Law Enforcement, Carroll County Government

August 26, 2008

Dear Editor,

Carroll County Government stands behind the police statistics presented at a recent Board of County Commissioners meeting. Those numbers are available on the County’s web site, http://ccgovernment.carr.org, for anyone to review.

Data in the chart compare the average number of crimes handled per law enforcement officer for the three largest policing agencies in Carroll County: Maryland State Police, Westminster Police Department, and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The chart develops cost by looking at the number of crimes handled relative to the agency’s budget. The statistics come from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, Maryland UCR Crime Index Report and the county’s budget office.

For accuracy and fairness, the chart does not compare smaller crimes because they are not defined the same way by each agency. Any comparisons performed on these crimes would not be valid or meaningful.

The Maryland State Police is the County’s primary law enforcement agency and, as such, receive more 911 calls. The Sheriff’s Office supplements law enforcement efforts in the county. The Sheriff’s Office became a full-service agency less than 10 years ago, when a previous Board of Commissioners decided deputies would continue to supplement the trooper program.

Mark Ripper
Chairman, Staff Committee on Law Enforcement
Carroll County Government

(Editor’s note: Mr. Ripper’s assertions were previously confirmed by a public safety analysis who asked to remain anonymous so as to not be caught up in the ongoing controversy…)

Related: 20080813 CCSD Commissioner Presentation based on flawed statistics

Future of police protection delayed, but crime doesn't restPublished August 13, 2008 by Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster EagleOn Thursday, Aug. 7, the Board of County Commissioners voted 2-1 to not move forward with a plan to form a county police department...

Police Carroll Co Sheriff's Dept

Police Carroll Co Police Dept

20080826 Carroll County government stands behind police statistics by Mark Ripper

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Martes 26 de agosto de 2008

El gobierno del condado de Carroll defiende detrás de estadísticas de la policía Mark Ripper, presidente, comité de personal sobre la aplicación de ley, gobierno del condado de Carroll

El gobierno del condado de Carroll defiende detrás de estadísticas de la policía Mark Ripper, presidente, comité de personal sobre la aplicación de ley, gobierno del condado de Carroll

26 de agosto de 2008

Estimado Editor,

El gobierno del condado de Carroll se coloca detrás de las estadísticas de la policía presentadas en un tablero reciente de reunirse de las comisiones del condado. Esos números están disponibles en el Web site del condado, http://ccgovernment.carr.org, para que cualquier persona repase.

Los datos en la carta comparan el número medio de crímenes manejados por el agente de la autoridad para las tres agencias de vigilancia más grandes del condado de Carroll: Policía del estado de Maryland, Departamento de Policía de Westminster, y la oficina de Carroll del sheriff del condado. La carta desarrolla coste mirando el número de crímenes manejados concerniente al presupuesto de la agencia. Las estadísticas vienen del informe uniforme del crimen del FBI, del informe del índice del crimen de Maryland UCR y de la oficina del presupuesto del condado.

Para la exactitud y la imparcialidad, la carta no compara crímenes más pequeños porque no son definidas la misma manera por cada agencia. Cualquier comparación se realizó en estos crímenes no sería válida o significativa.

La policía del estado de Maryland es la agencia policial primaria del condado y, como tal, recibe más 911 llamadas. La oficina del sheriff complementa esfuerzos de la aplicación de ley en el condado. La oficina del sheriff se convirtió en una agencia del lleno-servicio menos hace de 10 años, cuando un tablero anterior de comisiones decidía a diputados continuaría complementando el programa del soldado de caballería.

Marque el destripador
Presidente, comité de personal sobre la aplicación de ley
Gobierno del condado de Carroll

(Nota de redactor: Las aserciones de Sr. Ripper's fueron confirmadas previamente por un análisis de seguridad pública que pidió seguir siendo anónimo para no ser alcanzado en la controversia en curso…)

Relacionado: Comisión Presentation de 20080813 CCSD basada en estadísticas dañadas

El futuro de la protección de la policía retrasado, sino el crimen no hace 13 de agosto de 2008 restPublished de Eldersburg Eagle, Westminster EagleOn el jueves 7 de agosto, el tablero de comisiones del condado votó 2-1 para no moverse adelante con un plan para crear a un Departamento de Policía del condado…

Departamento del sheriff de Carroll Co de la policía

Departamento de la policía de Carroll Co de la policía

El gobierno del condado de 20080826 Carroll defiende detrás de estadísticas de la policía la esfera de Mark Ripper: Contenido relacionado

Fijado por Kevin Dayhoff en 8/26/2008 04:20: 00 P.M.

Sunday Carroll Eagle column for August 24 2008: “Years ago, folks celebrated The Forks in Westminster” by Kevin Dayhoff

Sunday Carroll Eagle column for August 24 2008: “Years ago, folks celebrated The Forks in Westminster” by Kevin Dayhoff

Years ago, folks celebrated The Forks in Westminster

EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 8/24/08 (690 words)

The City of Westminster has recently been working to form a group to study the Pennsylvania Avenue of town.

In that context, it's interesting that back on Aug. 8, 1924, the editor of the now-defunct newspaper, The American Sentinel, wrote an article about the renaissance of the area on the west end of Westminster known as "The Forks."

The 1924 article was titled, "The Forks Regaining Its Old Prestige."

According to historian Jay Graybeal, who wrote a column about the article in 1999 for the Historical Society of Carroll County, it was the demolition of an old general store at the forks of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Main Street that so excited the editor.

"The old frame store and dwelling at The Forks ... has been razed by Mr. Roy Shipley, a recent purchaser," the article read. "The old building had quite a history and was one of the landmarks of this city."

An old photo in my collection reveals what must have been a large structure with an elegant fountain in the front. The sign above the front porch identifies the store as "Geo. R. Grumbine Groceries and Provisions."

Growing up in Westminster in the 1950s and '60s, and especially in this area of town, I recall Pennsylvania Avenue as an elegant and thriving mixed-use residential and business section of town. The Forks was generally considered the "center of town."

And it was a memorable, unifying force in the community. As late as the 1950s directions were still given that cited the location of store, such as "just up the street from where Grumbine's used to be ..."

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The west end of Westminster is rich with history and tradition. It was annexed by Westminster way back in 1825. At that time, that section was known as "Logsdon's Tavern" -- last of the original five towns that were ultimately consolidated into what we now know as Westminster.

Many who follow the happenings of Carroll County government may find it of interest that the Carroll County public information administrator, Vivian Laxton, is a descendent of the Logsdon family that helped form the foundation of what we now know as Westminster -- and whose roots pre-date before Carroll County was a county.

In 1825, what we know from history as Logsdon's Tavern was actually a part of Frederick County…

[…]

The 1924 Sentinel article gives us a great deal of additional insight into the history of this area of Westminster, and the fact that parts of town were then still considered their own enclaves:

"For quite a number of years before the Civil War," the article notes, "Westminster was divided into three distinct settlements known as Dead End, The Forks, and Irishtown."

To read the rest of the column go here: Years ago, folks celebrated sticking The Forks in Westminster

20080824 Sunday Carroll Eagle column for August 24 2008: “Years ago, folks celebrated The Forks in Westminster” by Kevin Dayhoff

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City officials hope to eliminate curfew by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

City officials hope to eliminate curfew by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

Growing up in Westminster in the 1950s, I only recall the curfew from the fact that at 10 PM, the bell in the clock tower on top of the old firehall would ring.

Of course, I had my own curfew – my Mom’s – and to be certain that is all that was needed in my family.

Westminster’s curfew law, which if I am not mistaken was enacted around 1947(?,) has long since been an anachronism, quite unconstitutional and ultimately totally unenforceable.

So much so that I sure dislike the city going to the expense of taking it off the books. It has not been used in decades… Whatever.

City officials hope to eliminate curfew by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

By Bryan Schutt, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Westminster has a curfew, but maybe not for long.

Although not enforced recently, a juvenile curfew of 10 p.m. to 30 minutes before sunrise has been in place for decades. It hasn’t been enforced because it was deemed unconstitutional.

After public criticism during the previous two Westminster Common Council meetings about not enforcing the curfew, the city may invalidate the law for good.

Following a discussion initiated by Mayor Thomas Ferguson, the Common Council instructed the city attorney to draft a document detailing what would be required to repeal the curfew laws.

[…]

Read Mr. Schutt’s entire article here: City officials hope to eliminate curfew

20080826 City officials hope to eliminate curfew by Bryan Schutt