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W.Va. taxpayers want credit for using solar tech
Some taxpayers in the Eastern Panhandle are challenging the state’s exclusion of solar energy from an alternative energy tax credit. A 2011 law allows a credit of up to $25,000 for alternative-fuel motor vehicles and more than $300,000 for...Tags: Taxation, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Renewable Energy
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Washington County EDC plan suggest marketing small towns
dona@herald-mail.comA strategic plan commissioned for the Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission suggests a greater effort to market the small towns and rural areas of the county, an idea Hancock Mayor Daniel A. Murphy welcomes. “I certainly...Tags: Local Government, Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Antietam National Battlefield
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Comprehensive fire protection plan for Washington County under way
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA long-delayed comprehensive fire protection plan for Washington County, with the aim of increasing efficiency of operations while accommodating future growth, is under way, according to Kevin Lewis, director of the county’s Division of Emergency...Tags: Conservation, Kevin Lewis
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All Pa. livestock owners must develop manure management plan
waynesboro@herald-mail.comOwners of even one horse, sheep, cow or pig in Pennsylvania are now required to maintain a written manure management plan, and that’s no bull. The conservation district offices in Franklin and Fulton counties have workbooks to aid backyard farmers...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Conservation
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Md. lawmaker introduces bill to allow bow-hunters to carry handguns
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Western Maryland legislator is trying again to gain passage for a bill that would allow bow-hunters to carry handguns while hunting in some areas of the state. Sen. George C. Edwards, R-Allegany/Garrett/Washington, has introduced a bill similar to one...Tags: Rentals, Firearms, Energy Resources, Hunting, Conservation
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Comptroller visits Hagerstown, touts Shop Maryland Energy weekend
With the state sales tax exemption for qualifying Energy Star products set to take effect this weekend, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot was at Spichers Appliances and Electronics on Pennsylvania Avenue in Hagerstown on Wednesday to promote the third...
Tags: Pikesville, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Energy Saving
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Obama's proposals face quick opposition in Congress
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama set up high-stakes clashes with Republicans over guns, immigration, taxes and climate change in a State of the Union address that showcased his determination to mark his legacy. Republicans urged Obama to get out of campaign mode...Tags: Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Business, Personal Weapon Control, Justice and Rights
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School projects are bulk of proposed Washington Co. capital budget
dona@herald-mail.comSchool construction will make up the bulk of the $39.6 million Washington County would spend in the 2014 fiscal year under a proposed 10-year capital improvement plan reviewed Tuesday by the Board of County Commissioners. For the 10-year plan the...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Elementary Schools, Schools, Prisons, Water Supply
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Boonsboro mayor reports on state of the town
davem@herald-mail.comBoonsboro Mayor Charles F. “Skip” Kauffman Jr. issued an annual report looking back on the year 2012 during a regular Boonsboro Town Council meeting last week. Among the issues that Kauffman touched on Feb. 4 is the town’s debt for...Tags: Water Supply, Water, Energy Saving
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Lawmakers work with Washington County and state officials to cut pollution plan costs
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County’s share of a statewide plan to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges to the Chesapeake Bay is estimated to cost the county $1.1 billion through 2025. That number was greeted with ridicule and disbelief when it was mentioned...Tags: Local Government, Frederick County (Maryland), Environmental Politics, Justice System, Judges
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Asphalt firm's land rezoned over objections by environmental groups
richardb@herald-mail.comThe Northwest has the spotted owl; Jefferson County has the spotted turtle. A 3-2 vote Thursday by the Jefferson County Commission to rezone a 34-acre tract owned by Jefferson Asphalt on W.Va. 51 west of Charles Town might threaten the habitat of the...Tags: Nature Conservancy, Conservation Fund, Energy Resources, Conservation, Wetlands
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Local lawmakers get additional briefing on bay pollution rules
Western Maryland legislators were briefed on a state plan to reduce the amount of pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay by Robert Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of Environment, at a delegation meeting Thursday. “2025 is the deadline...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Justice System, Ronald N. Young, Crime, Law and Justice, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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