NEWS
By Cindy Parr and Cindy Parr,Contributing writer | October 27, 1991
The 3H's -- health, housing and hunger -- are the focal point of a fair Wednesday conducted by 22 county agencies."We wanted to . . .inform the public, employees from the various agencies and legislators about the most critical issues in health, housing and hunger," said Lynda Gainor, deputy director of Human Services Programs Inc., of the project of the Community Services Council of Carroll County.How to deal with the increasing number of those in need would be the fair's most important topic, said Mark Lancaster, Western Maryland regional manager for the Maryland Food Committee in Westminster.
NEWS
By Justin Fenton and Justin Fenton,Sun reporter | April 6, 2007
Harford County officials yesterday presented a sweeping plan to consolidate government services now scattered around Bel Air into a handful of facilities in the heart of the county seat, including a new $40 million administration building. The plan is part of County Executive David R. Craig's proposed $370 million in capital spending -- more than double last year's construction tab -- which the County Council began scrutinizing yesterday in an all-day work session. A new government headquarters could take up about 150,000 square feet in a five-story building on what is now a county-owned parking lot and former gas station along Churchville Road and Main Street.
NEWS
By Justin Fenton and Justin Fenton,Sun reporter | February 25, 2007
Harford County budget officials warned agencies last week that drastic cuts could be made in their proposed budgets with requests far outpacing revenues, though County Executive David R. Craig signaled good news for the sheriff's office. Administrative Director Lorraine T. Costello and Treasurer John R. Scotten Jr. said that budget proposals for fiscal 2008 are nearly triple the amount of available cash the county could hand out. In all, agencies are asking Craig for increases totaling about $90 million, while there is only about $30 million available in new revenue.
NEWS
By Gus G. Sentementes and Gus G. Sentementes,SUN STAFF | September 7, 2003
Howard County firefighter Capt. John J. Fisher is ready to trust his radio. Fisher says his new 800- megahertz portable radio, a yellow-lime hand-held device nearly as heavy as a brick, works better than the old one, even though the new and old systems are technologically "patched" together until a countywide transition is complete. The old radio system for firefighters, police and other county agencies could be spotty in certain cases, such as deep inside buildings or in low-lying areas, said Fisher, who leads a tower-truck crew of 14 firefighters out of Station No. 7 near The Mall in Columbia.
NEWS
February 10, 2004
Anne Arundel County officials announced yesterday that the county has received a $1.6 million federal grant to address homelessness. The grant will be used to bolster housing programs such as Sarah's House at Fort Meade and Anchor House in Annapolis. It will also help the county create a program to help homeless residents move from shelters to permanent residences, officials said. County Executive Janet S. Owens credited a coalition of nonprofit and county agencies that submitted a plan for better coordination of the county's homeless services.
NEWS
By Robert M. Pennington from the files of the Ann Arrundell County Historical Society | August 11, 1996
25 years agoRep. Parren J. Mitchell today asked the General Accounting Office, the investigating army of Congress, to conduct a "full audit" of Newtowne 19, a problem-plagued housing development Annapolis. -- The Sun, July 8, 1971.A proposed $5.5 million detention center for juveniles in Crownsville is being opposed by many local residents and all of its county representatives to the House of Delegates. -- The Sun, June 16, 1971.Dallas G. Pace, the acting chairman of Anne Arundel County's Human Relations Commission, has placed the county's Bureau of Community and Industrial Affairs high on the list of county agencies to be investigated for discrimination.