93 TELEMARK CT
MC HENRY, MD 21541
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MDA Preparing to Treat More than 12,000 Acres for Gypsy Moth Invasive Pest Threatens Forest and Shade Trees
Weather permitting, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will begin aerial spraying next Thursday (May 2) in some southern areas of the state to combat the destructive Gypsy Moth, an invasive pest that destroys forest and shade trees. However, most of MDA’s gypsy moth spraying will take place later in the month in Western Maryland.
On Thursday, MDA is scheduled to spray a small portion of St. Mary’s County along MD Route 235 and Bay Forest Road. MDA will also spray a small portion of Worcester County on Rt. 12 (Snow Hill Road) at the Wicomico County line. Most spraying will be done later in May in Garrett County where MDA will spray more than 11,000 acres over 58 individual areas across the county. All property owners directly affected by the spraying have been notified by letter.
Maps of areas to be sprayed as well as the spray schedule are on MDA’s website at: http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/gypsy_moth_spray_schedule.aspx
When MDA begins spraying, residents can follow MDA’s Gypsy Moth Twitter feed for frequent updates on the progress of the helicopters. Follow @MDGypsyMoth.
Every year, MDA monitors the presence and severity of gypsy moth infestations and assesses potential damage and tree loss. Predators, parasites, and diseases often kill gypsy moths; however, when the natural enemies fail to suppress high infestations, MDA will work with federal and local governments to conduct aerial insecticide treatments to protect and preserve forest and shade trees. In FY 2012, MDA surveyed more than 467,000 acres and treated 2,530 acres – all of it in Garrett County. The last major outbreak was in 2007-2008 when more than 68,000 trees lost most of their leaves and MDA treated more than 99,000 acres.
For more information about the Forest Pest Management Program, see: http://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/ag_brief/AgBrief_FPM_FINAL.pdf
See a recent blog post about the Gypsy Moth Program: http://news.maryland.gov/mda/mda-blog/2013/04/15/april-is-national-invasive-plant-pest-disease-awareness-month-learn-about-marylands-most-unwanted-pests-2/
For more comprehensive info on gypsy moth, see: http://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/gypsy_moth_program.aspx
SWANTON, Md. — The Department of Natural Resources says it won’t use a herbicide to attack an invasive aquatic plant in western Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake this year.
The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board includes an update on the state’s assessment of Eurasian water milfoil. Some area residents say the plant threatens to strangle recreational boating on the lake.
The DNR says a study last year found that milfoil was not outcompeting native aquatic plants. The agency says it will study the matter further this summer but won’t try to kill the invasive plant.
Elaine Blaisdell Cumberland Times-News
FROSTBURG — The Maryland Public Service Commission approved the Fourmile Ridge wind project on Wednesday.
Synergics is planning on constructing 24 wind turbines in two arrays with an eastern array located on the west side of Big Savage Mountain and western array located on Fourmile Ridge.
Construction will begin on the project as soon as the permits are issued by Garrett County, according to Frank Maisano, spokesman for the Synergics project.
The county has provided Bennett Brewer and Associates of Frostburg, the engineer of record for the project, comments on the sediment and erosion control plan as well as the stormwater management plan, according to Jim Torrington, chief of the Garrett County Permits and Inspections Division.
“There are a host of things that need to be added to plan; it needs a major revision,” said Torrington. “We are awhile out before a permit for activity can be issued.”
The project is also awaiting Federal Aviation Administration approval because there was an issue with the Grantsville VOR/DME system.
The FAA is proposing to decommission the Grantsville VOR/DME system and that request is under way, according to Maisano.
Ed Kelley, manager of the Garrett County Airport, and the Maryland Aviation Administration have expressed opposition to the plan to decommission the Grantsville VOR/DME system.
With Garrett County as an ideal spot for wind turbines, all of the projects will and do affect the safety and economic outlook of the Garrett County Airport, said Kelley in a letter to Melinda George of the FAA.
“Local economic growth and commerce could be lost by the proposed decommissioning causing additional economic hardships to Garrett and Allegany County Airport,” he wrote. “The region cannot afford to lose critical all weather, en route and terminal access in the National Airspace System.”
The PSC recommended that Fourmile Wind Energy LLC’s request of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity waiver application be granted but with conditions.
The conditions are similar to those that Synergics was required to meet when constructing the Roth Rock project, which prevented it from going into operation until such conditions were met.
The project raised concerns with environmentalist because a major portion — 75 percent — of it is in the state’s designated “sensitive areas.”
Matt Brewer, a partner with Bennett Brewer and Associates, indicated during a PSC public hearing that the project was adjacent to those “sensitive areas.”
“We have been fully cognizant about that through the design process. We have very deliberately avoided impact to those areas,” said Brewer.
“We have completed numerous environmental studies and testing over the last three years and have incorporated those studies into the design.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article. Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
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Railey Realty has a brand new location at Deep Creek Lake to serve you! Stop by our Midlake Office, by McDonald’s, at the intersection of Glendale Rd.
Railey Realty is proud to announce the addition of long-time Deep Creek Lake REALTOR ® and Associate Broker Lisa Goodfellow and her team of professionals to their real estate brokerage. In addition to Lisa, the Goodfellow Group includes licensed salespersons Nancy Geisler, Cindy Sanders, Cindy Mahoney, Jim Wilmot, Susanne Roszell, and Kevin Heselbach. Lisa has been selling real estate for 26 years and has won many prestigious sales awards throughout her career.
Railey Realty co-owner Mike Kennedy commented “We are extremely excited to add the Goodfellow Group to our existing team of top producing real estate agents. They are a natural fit at Railey Realty with their many years of experience, high sales volume, and attention to customer service.”
Garrett County’s largest real estate brokerage now has two offices to better serve their clients. In addition to their main sales office located at 2 Vacation Way in McHenry, the Railey group purchased the former Goodfellow Real Estate Services building near the Dry Dock Plaza. The Goodfellow Group will continue to operate out of their existing location at 19567 Garrett Highway in Thayerville which is now a Railey Realty branch office.
Elaine Blaisdell Cumberland Times-News
MCHENRY — Maryland Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery spoke about the state’s public education system, the new Common Core standards and answered questions during the Business Before Hours breakfast held at Dutch’s at Silver Tree at Deep Creek Lake.
“I absolutely love my job and the reason why is because I get to go out and talk about the thing that I love to do the most with the people who support it the most,” said Lowery on Wednesday.
Education Week, the premier schools publication in the country, has deemed Maryland as the No. 1 state for education in the country for five years in a row, according to Lowery.
“That’s not only looking at academics, that’s looking at the kinds of support there,” said Lowery. “You are a huge piece, the chamber and the people of the community, of that No. 1.”
The College Board, which creates and produces the Advanced Placement test, has deemed the state No. 1 for the test.
In the last 10 years, the number of students taking the Advanced Placement test in the state has increased from 18,000 to about 28,000, according to Lowery.
The number of students who were deemed “successful,” scoring a 3 or better on the test, doubled.
Maryland led the country in coalescent early childhood in ages 0 to 5, in a way that was a concentrated, cohesive effort, said Lowery. The early childhood results feed into the K-12 system, which is also No. 1.
“We know that the achievement gap comes into our schools,” said Lowery. “So, what happens to children 0 to 5 is probably more important than anything else in their life.”
From 2010 to 2013, the state has almost doubled the number of students who are coming in ready for kindergarten.
The state has a readiness assessment, which looks at how students integrate socially with their peers and looks at their behaviors.
Johns Hopkins University is working on revising the assessment to make it stronger, according to Lowery.
The assessment is associated with Common Core standards, according to Lowery. The standard assesses if students who graduate from high school are college- or career-ready.
Even with all the accomplishments the state has made, Lowery said that she has still set more goals.
“My goal is to have Maryland be the national model for closing the achievement gap,” said Lowery.
The county is home to Crellin Elementary, which is the No. 1 school in the state, according to Nicole Christian, president and CEO of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce.
“We all know how important our schools are; they are important for our children and the students of our community,” said Christian. “They are important for our work force community and economic development. We have been very privileged to have a great school system here in Garrett County.”
Lowery was asked if she would work with businesses to keep the 180 school calendar days but also help tourism raise additional revenues that could be used for education.
Tourism in the county has shrunk due to the school calendar, attendees said.
Lowery indicated that a task force was formed to address the school calendar days and that a conversation was being held with the superintendents to discuss it.
“I’m always open and willing to have a conversation. I just want to make sure we have the right people (representatives from the school district and the business community) at the table when we have the conversation so that we really understand what the needs are and how we can work with each other,” said Lowery.
Lowery was also asked if she would support revising the wealth formula to make it more equitable for the county. Garrett County, which is ranked fifth on the wealthy formula, is wealthier than Howard County and almost as wealthy as Montgomery County.
“That is conversation we are having; we did kind of start looking at the index this year,” said Lowery.
Lowery said that she will speak with her chief operating officer, Steve Brooks, about the wealth formula. Lowery said that if she comes back to the county she would bring Brooks to explain the wealth formula and address any concerns.
Lowery has been in education for 35 years and her favorite job as educator was as a high school principal, according to Cynthia Downton, president of the Garrett County Board of Education.
“I asked her (Lowery) what she wanted you to know and she wanted you to know that the work we do with every child is the right work,” said Downton. “Educating children is her job, it’s her hobby and I think if you get the opportunity to speak with her you will also see that it’s her passion.”
Lowery also traveled to Grantsville Elementary, where she read to students, following her talk.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
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BALTIMORE — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says his annual environmental audit has found the need for enhanced enforcement of pollution laws.
Gansler says pollution related to urban and residential growth is also a concern and the audit highlighted the benefits of increasing public awareness of environmental issues.
The audit was the fifth for Gansler, who visits different areas each year. The 2012 audit covers the Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Lake in western Maryland, the state’s coastal bays, and the watersheds of the Wye and Savage rivers and the Potomac’s North Branch.
American Red Cross presents: Battle of the REALTORS! Come donate blood on behalf of your favorite Realtor or real estate office! Please give blood. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to make your appointment today! Event will be held in the Garrett College gymnasium (not CARC).
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