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Recently Posted:  Allegany County Board of County Commissioners letter to Western Maryland Delegation

Stakem Elected President of Rural Maryland Broadband Coordination Board Broadband Network Headed to Western Maryland
Allegany County Commissioner James J. “Jim” Stakem has been unanimously elected to serve as Chairman of the Rural Maryland Broadband Coordination Board effective July 1, 2009 for a one year term. He replaces former Garrett County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Charlie Ross. Established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2006, the Rural Broadband Coordination Board is responsible for overseeing efforts to deploy broadband infrastructure in rural and underserved areas of the state. Read More

PACE TREE PLANTING IN CUMBERLAND’S CONSTITUTION PARK

PHOTO DESCRIPTION:: left to right, Delegate Wendell Beitzell, Allegany County Commissioner Robert M. Hutcheson, Allegany County Commissioner Dale R. Lewis, J. Robert Smith, PACE Chair for Allegany County, Allegany County Commissioner James J. Stakem, City of Cumberland Mayor Lee Fiedler, and Senator George Edwards.

The 2009 PACE theme, Think Green – Think Mountain Maryland, presented the green aspects – past, present, and future – of Allegany and Garrett Counties.  Every year, PACE acknowledges the members of the General Assembly. With this year’s green theme, the members of the General Assembly were honored by tree plantings in Mountain Maryland.  Allegany’s tree planting ceremony was held in Constitution Park. J. Robert Smith, PACE Co-Chair, was the emcee of the ceremony. Senator George C. Edwards and Delegate Wendell R. Beitzel represented the Western Maryland Delegation. The Allegany County Commissioners, James J. Stakem, Robert M. Hutcheson, and Dale R. Lewis, participated.  The City of Cumberland was represented by Mayor Lee Fiedler. Twenty trees were planted in the Legislative Forest (as identified by the sign).  Hinoki Cypress, Sand Cherry, Kousa Dogwood, and Katsura trees will add interest during the spring, summer, and fall months. These landscape trees were selected to embellish the theme of the nearby Japanese Garden by Paul Eriksson, Natural Resources Specialist, City of Cumberland. This planting will beautify the county seat and support the Tree Canopy Program in Cumberland.  NOTE: The tree planting coincided with the United Way Day of Caring and Sharing in the City of Cumberland. Constitution Park was one of the designated community action areas for this annual event. 

The Del McCoury Band

The Del McCoury Band and the Allegany County Commissioners. The second annual DelFest was held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds over Memorial Day Weekend 2009.http://delfest.com

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