Category: deep creek lake

The Garrett County Commission has approved the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Proposed Project Descriptions (PPDs) priority ranking list, which includes Phase 1 of a new Garrett County Emergency Management Operations Center.

Due to Federal?Aviation Administration restrictions, Garrett County Emergency Management may no longer operate from the Garrett County Airport, according to April commission meeting minutes. A new 5,400-square-foot emergency operations center is proposed to be located in the McHenry Business Park.

The total cost of the project is $1 million, $500,000 will come from?ARC and $500,000 will come from local/state funding. The total project cost is estimated at $3.4 million and will consist of multiple phases. Phase I includes architectural design and engineering, along with the commencement of the construction of the primary building structure, according to the minutes.

Read More Here:  http://www.times-news.com/news/garrett-commission-approves-first-phase-of-new-emergency-management-operations/article_e0191990-f427-11e4-bbb9-23a8452c8705.html

Carnegie Science Center Strategic Education Initiatives recently announced that GCPS is the first Maryland partner to join the growing number of Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway Partners! Nine states already are a part of this initiative with Maryland now becoming the tenth state.

For more information about Carnegie Science Center, STEM resources and this initiative, please visit:   http://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/pathway.

For careers in STEM and additional STEM JOB information, please visit: http://stemjobs.com/.

To view presentations from the April 20, 2015 STEM2WORK regarding exciting regional projects and partnerships, please visit:  http://www.pghtech.org/events/2015-stem-summit/ignite-talks.aspx and http://www.pghtech.org/events/2015-stem-summit.aspx.

For additional information about STEM in Garrett County Public Schools, please contact Michelle Harman at michelle.harman@garrettcountyschools.org or Chuck Trautwein at chuck.trautwein@garrettcountyschools.org.