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City must give Sora, or someone, a chance
After listening to a disjointed Hagerstown City Council once again stumble over its ideas for downtown a couple of weeks ago, we find ourselves sharing the frustrations of the Sora Development group, which walked away from the meeting wondering what it... -
Hagerstown development plan discussed in executive session
Seeking legal advice on how to proceed with a group’s proposal to initiate a downtown redevelopment master plan, the Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday voted to enter into a closed executive session that lasted nearly two hours. Mayor David S....
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Mail Call - May 1
“To the caller who was talking about John Donoghue bringing home the grant to Washington County: Not really interested so much about whether, who brought the grant to the county. What I’m interested in is Gov. O’Malley raising taxes 26...Tags: Annapolis, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Nottingham, Politics, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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City officials to meet in closed session on redevelopment proposals
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAfter receiving a proposal last week to begin developing a master plan for downtown redevelopment, the Hagerstown City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to get legal advice on how it should proceed. D. Bruce Poole and Dane Bauer, two...Tags: Lobbying, Company Privatization, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), William Donald Schaefer
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Hagerstown mayor speaks at Rotary Club
Hagerstown Mayor David S. Gysberts visited the Rotary Club of Long Meadows recently and spoke about the new efforts to revitalize downtown by possibly working with the Sora Development Group and by looking at building a multi-use community complex near...
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Hagerstown Council wants investors; development group wants 'to get things done'
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA representative of a real estate development group that wants to move forward and craft a master plan to help revitalize downtown Hagerstown said Tuesday that he’s growing “frustrated” with the city council’s inaction in the...Tags: Annapolis, Business Enterprises, Corporate Officers, Science and Technology
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Two development groups to meet with Hagerstown officials Tuesday
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHagerstown officials will hear a report Tuesday afternoon from a real estate development group, which includes Sora Development, that wants to create a public-private partnership with the city for downtown redevelopment projects. Officials with Ripken...Tags: Company Privatization, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch, Science and Technology
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday, April...Tags: Technology, Pittsburgh, Politics, University System of Maryland, Hunt Valley
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David Hanlin: Film festival was great; final spring for Suns?
Spring is finally here. The birds are singing. Flowers are blooming. People are getting outside more and more. Warming air and longer days brighten spirits. Little League is now in full swing and Thursday was opening day for the Suns. Thursday was...Tags: Sports, Argo (movie), Entertainment, Baseball, Film Festivals
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In Hagerstown, even dogs don't always have their day
The City of Hagerstown has had better days. Perhaps last Tuesday produced a meeting that will one day be looked back upon as the turning point — the day there was nowhere left to go but up. Worst was the news that the Washington County School Board... -
City's indecision made choice easy for BOE
In the end, the Washington County Board of Education was able to do something the Hagerstown City Council was not: make a decision. The school board voted Tuesday to purchase the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike, which will become...Tags: Allegheny Energy Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Washington County school board votes to buy former Allegheny Energy HQ
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education ended months of speculation Tuesday afternoon by voting unanimously to buy the former Allegheny Energy building on Downsville Pike to house its administrative offices. The $5.5 million purchase agreement includes...Tags: Education, Energy Saving, Allegheny Energy Inc., Politics, Lobbying
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