June 13, 2014

This week, the Maryland Municipal League's annual convention included a new wave of optimism about future restoration of Highway User Revenues, the share of state transportation revenues traditionally distributed to local governments to maintain roads and bridges. A gubernatorial candidate forum saw nearly all candidates pledge to work toward restoration, and comments by the Maryland Senate President offered his firmest public commitment toward an advance for both municipal and county roadway funding.  (Read more)  

 
 Environment and Land Use News      

Environmental Groups Judge Bay States on TMDL Progress         

 

Harford Residents Urge County Council to Remain as Zoning Appeals Board 

 

Queen Anne's Planning Commission Supports Electronic Road Sign Approval   

 

St. Mary's Growth Cap Yet to Be Activated     

 

FY 2015 Applications for Community Legacy, Strategic Demolition & Smart Growth Impact Fund Are Due July 15   

      

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MES-Operated Co-Generation Facility Wins Safety Best Practices Award 

The MES-operated Co-Generation Facility at the Eastern Correctional Institution won a SERMA Safety & Risk Management Best Practice Award for developing a new Standard Operating Procedure which has substantially improved employee safety. In 2013, MES employees wrote 24 Job Hazard Analyses and trained all plant personnel on each JHA. All plant personnel take part in the monthly preventative maintenance inspections of ladders, harnesses/lanyards, eye wash stations, fire extinguishers and exit lighting. And every morning at the Plant meeting, the plant safety coordinator discusses near misses, PPE inspections and general safety awareness. They were injury-free in 2013. (Learn more about Maryland Environmental Service, a MACo Bronze Corporate Partner)
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