Chance is acting director of community servicesHarford...

Chance is acting director of community services

Harford County Executive Eileen M. Rehrmann has appointed Mary F. Chance acting director of the Department of Community Services. She replaces Cheryl Worthington, who has left as director.

Mrs. Chance, 47, has been the county's community resources coordinator and was responsible for coordinating volunteer activities.

As acting director of community services, she will oversee management of senior services, transportation, grants for various community service programs, the drug and alcohol impact program, the Commission for Women and community-oriented services.

Water treatment plant wins engineering award

The Abingdon Water Treatment Plant, Harford County's newest and largest, is the recipient of the 1994-1995 Outstanding Engineering Achievement Project Award from the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers.

In selecting the Abingdon project for the honor, MSPE officials said they recognized "an outstanding engineering achievement, which has captured the innovative and dynamic spirit of the engineering profession, which is dedicated to public service."

Serving as the central control for the Harford County water system, the $22 million plant began operating in July in cooperation with facilities in Perryman and Havre de Grace. The system serves more than 30,000 customers. Between 5 million and 6 million gallons of water pass daily through the Abingdon plant, which has a potential capacity of 20 million gallons daily.

Under a cooperative agreement between Harford County and Baltimore City, Abingdon's raw water supply comes from the city's Susquehanna River pipeline and Loch Raven Reservoir.

Open house to focus on forest program

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service is offering owners of forest land the opportunity to learn more about the Forest Legacy Program, a new federal program that will help them preserve their woodlands, during an open house scheduled from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Edgewood Hall, Harford Community College.

The Forest Legacy Program identifies and protects environmentally important forest lands that are threatened by present or future conversion to nonforest uses. The program will pay landowners fair-market value for conservation easements, which protect the forests while allowing landowners to use the property in ways consistent with the terms of the easement.

Priority will be given to lands that can be effectively protected and managed, and that have important scenic, cultural and recreational resources, fish and wildlife habitat, waterside areas, and other ecological values.

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Farmers can advertise in agriculture directory

Farmers and other agricultural business people will be able to advertise their products in the 1995 Harford County Agricultural Directory, which will be available free to residents and visitors.

Nearly 800 farms cover more than 100,000 acres of Harford County land and produce a variety of products, including beef, ++ Christmas trees, firewood, produce and sod.

Farmers are backed by suppliers of feed and grain, fertilizer and pesticides, fencing, fuel and financial services.

include your business in the guide or to reserve a copy, call William Amoss at 638-3059.

Buckle Up week to be held May 22-29

Aiming to increase public awareness to use seat belts and child safety seats, the Bel Air Police Department wants town and county residents to be aware that May 22-29 is Buckle Up America Week.

Cpl. Richard J. Peschek, who heads the traffic division for the Bel Air police, said last week that 1993 national statistics estimate that seat belts saved more than 5,000 lives.

Since 1983, when states first began enacting seat belt and child safety seat laws, more than 40,000 lives have been saved, he said.

Now, he said, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have child safety seat laws, and 48 states have seat belt laws.