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Public Health Information
Upcoming Events
Board of County
Commissioner
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Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony G.
Brown will be the keynote speaker and United States Senator
Benjamin L. Cardin will make remarks at the upcoming PACE
Legislative Breakfast in Annapolis.
The PACE Reception is Thursday,
January 26, 2012 from
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and the Legislative Breakfast is
from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on the following morning. Both
events are at the Loews Annapolis Hotel, 126 West Street. TICKETS Everyone is welcome! The general public is warmly invited to purchase the one all inclusive ticket to attend both events, the PACE Reception and the Legislative Breakfast. The price is $150 per person. Tickets are not available at the door. To purchase tickets contact Keli Mason, Allegany County Economic Development, 301-777-5967, 800-555-4080, kmason@allconet.org. Read More About Displayers, Sponsors, Legislative Talking Points, History and More.
Acting Planning Coordinator Allegany County Administrator David A.
Eberly announced today that David A. Dorsey will serve as
the County’s Acting Planning Coordinator. He will assume
these responsibilities on February 1, 2012. Dorsey will fill
the position left vacated by Phil Hager, the County’s
Planning Coordinator since 2006, who has accepted a position
with Carroll County. Dorsey
possesses significant experience and brings a professional
education to this position. Dorsey has 30 years of land use
administration. He became associated with the County in
December 1982 and has held three professional planning
positions: Planner I until August 1989, Planner II until
April 2003, and Planner III to the present time. Dorsey also
coordinates the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’
Project Open Space for the County.
He has served as the Administrative Secretary of the
Allegany County Board of Zoning Appeals.
Merkle Response Management
Group
The Allegany County Commissioners are entering into a lease
agreement with Merkle Response Management Group for 32,000
square feet of space in Building 27 of the Riverside
Industrial Park.
The lease will become effective January 1, 2012.
Merkle Response will
utilize the Allegany County space as a secondary disaster
recovery and business continuity site in the event that a
disaster renders its primary Hagerstown facility inoperable.
Merkle Response provides remittance processing, data
capture, call center, and fulfillment services to over 200
non-profit, government, and commercial clients across the
United States.
Residential Refuse Tag System Allegany County Government has a residential/household refuge disposal tag system. A refuse tag must be attached to every item to be discarded. As previously announced, beginning January 1, 2012, the cost of one refuse tag will increase from $0.50 to $ 0.75. This is the first increase since 2002. The refuse tag colors are different: $0.75 is bright green and $0.50 is orange. The $0.50 refuse tags may continue to be utilized in appropriate increments. For example, if two $0.75 refuse tags are required for an item, three $0.50 refuse tags may be utilized. Read More
The Maryland Broadband Cooperative
(MdBC), in partnership with the Allegany County
Commissioners, is expected to enter into an agreement in
which the County will provide access to space for MdBC
electronics to light fiber along Interstate 68.
This partnership brings
Specs Chemical Services, Inc. is the
first tenant in the Burbridge Building, Allegany County’s
recently completed new 24,000 square foot shell building at
North Branch Industrial Park. An international company
headquartered in The Netherlands, the company is leasing
10,000 square feet in the Burbridge Building. Specs first
came to Allegany County in 2003 and is relocating from the
park’s Multi-Tenant Building.
Penn Mar Recycling to Expand Local Operation
Schroeder Expands at North Branch Industrial Park Schroeder Industries LLC, a manufacturer of specialized Advanced Liquid Filtration Solutions, is again expanding its current operation in Allegany County at the North Branch Industrial Park. Headquartered in the Pittsburgh Metro Area, Schroeder currently leases 48,000 square feet in the multi-tenant building. By January 1, 2012, Schroder will expand by an additional 12,000 square feet and occupy the entire building. Earlier this year, Schroeder’s Cumberland plant had their quality system certified to the ISO 9000-2008 standard. They continue to grow and require the additional space to both expand existing production capacity and for placement of new equipment which will bring new processes and capabilities; all necessary to continue their growth. Schroeder now employs 70 in Allegany County.
CHANGE OF HOURS OF OPERATION The Allegany County
Department of Public Works operates four refuse solid waste
collection areas: at the Mountainview Landfill,
Frostburg: 13300
New
IMPORTANT: Allegany County Government
operates a drop off refuse site that is separate from the Mountainview Landfill
operation. Terry
A. Bennett, Allegany County Public Works, may be contacted
at 301-777-5933 Ext. 210 and terry.bennett@allconet.org to
answer any questions regarding the drop off refuse site. The
Mountainview Landfill is privately owned and operated by
Waste Management and may be contacted at 301-463-3373.
Monday Closed
Mountainview Landfill: Landfill and Scale House
Flintstone Refuse Solid Waste Collection Area:
26707 National Pike:Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.,
and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Little
Oldtown Refuse Solid Waste Collection Area:
18622 Lower Town Creek:Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cumberland Area Schools:
PACE: Positive Attitudes Change
Everything: Reception and Legislative Breakfast on
January 26 and 27, 2012 in
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