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EVENTS

Planning Commission Agenda - March 17, 2010
County Annex Building - 2nd Floor (B) 206 North Commerce Street 7:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER – Christopher Frank – Chair II. Review of Minutes [...]
Town Council Meeting Agenda - March 18, 2010
7:00 p.m. Goodwill Fire Company I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings a. March 9, 2010 (work session) b. March 4, 2010 (regular meeting) III. [...]
Final Day to Register to Vote in Town Council Election - March 18, 2010
The following is the official notice, but if your current voter registration with Queen Anne`s County shows that you have an address within the the Town limits, then you are registered to vote in the next Town Council election. ——— This is to advise that all persons who meet the requirements as listed below, and who have [...]
COMMENTS
Comment on The Terrorism Defense Center Next Door [Tom Pelton - Bay Daily] by admin
Comment on The Terrorism Defense Center Next Door [Tom Pelton - Bay Daily] by Gren Whitman
Comment on Gunther`s Reckless Remarks [Ed Walls] by rcgsunshine

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WHAT'S NEW

EPA Recommends Environmental Impact Study for Proposed FASTC Site
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has become aware of the Environmental Assessment (EA) under preparation by the General Services Administration (GSA), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508), for the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) project In accordance [...]
Video of the 3/9/10 QAC Meeting is now available
Click here. Select “RECENTLY ADDED” from the panel on the right and then “Commissioners meeting:03/09/10? In this episode: 0:33 - Public Comment 0:42 - Discussed letter requesting more info from GSA and DoS and details about explosives demo 1:01 - Discussion to send letters to various State Agencies 1:07 - Discussion about holding a Town Hall meeting of Federal elected [...]
Letters sent from QAC Commissioners to various State agencies
Enclosed please find the project fact sheet regarding a proposed Foreign Affairs Security Training Center here in Queen Anne`s County, including the website for more detailed information. The project has garnered state and national attention and there is a growing grassroots effort of both opposition and support. The General Services Administration has sponsored four public [...]
Sign seen in Ruthsburg


QAC Commissioners request town hall meeting with Congressman Kratovil and Senators Mikulski and Cardin
In light of the incredible amount of debate discussion and interest in the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center proposed for Ruthsburg, the Queen Anne`s County Commissioners respectfully request your participation in sponsoring a town hall meeting. The Commissioners believe a town hall setting would provide an opportunity for elected officials to address issues and concerns about [...]
Farm Signs


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[I do my best to keep this current.  Be sure to scroll all the way through the list.  Some newer stuff might appear at the top of this page] Announcements The Draft Environmental Assessment should be ready in Mid-April.  After that there will be another public meeting and a comment period. News Articles NEW! [...]
Email to the GSA regarding the FATC [eco shenanigans Blog]
Before I get going I want to say that i appreciate having this opportunity to communicate my thoughts on this highly delicate matter. I know it’s a long email (over an hour to write) and I will be eternally grateful to the reader for reading every word and not chucking it in the trash. Apologies [...]
Say no to FASTC - [Rhonda Dunmyer]
I oppose the FASTC Project. It is an unbelievable waste of money and an environmental nightmare. Why would the government spend so much money on a new site for this facility when there are already several others available throughout the state as well as elsewhere in this country? I don’t agree with spending more money when [...]
Comparable Training Centers Fail to Sway Ruthsburg Facility’s Opponents [Morgan Gibson, Capital News Service]
Battle lines are drawn on the Eastern Shore over a proposed State Department training center planned for tiny Ruthsburg. But people who live near similar facilities in Sykesville and Brunswick, Ga., say the centers have been good neighbors and the surrounding communities have never experienced the controversy and resistance seen now in Queen Anne’s County. “If those [...]
Transcript of the February 23rd FASTC public meeting is now posted.
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Fertilize Wisely
Lawns are now the largest crop grown in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (more than 3.8 million acres covering a staggering 9.5% of the watershed’s total land area) and a principal source of Bay pollution. Each year area residents routinely over-fertilize their lawns (especially in the spring). The excess nitrogen and phosphorus flows into rivers and [...]
Resources for acoustic noise
DOD’s Operational Noise Manual: Section 3.1 is most applicable. The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse is a national non-profit organization with extensive online noise related resources. Studiotechnik Aufnahmetechnik Tontechnik Forum Sengpielaudio has highly technical information on acoustic noise. Don’t worry, it’s in English.
Ruthsburg Pork


This is God`s country; let`s keep it that way - [Sherry Adam]
The topic of the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) has dominated our lives and our household for three months now and rightfully so. I can’t remember the last time I or my husband got a good night’s sleep. Our daughter moved out on her own recently and we hardly see her. Our son is [...]
Avoiding, Minimizing, Mitigating


Revised Tourism Sign


The Ruthsburg FASTC Pork Project


ESLC`s Position on the Proposed FASTC Project
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) has recently received several inquiries regarding our position regarding the proposed Foreign Affairs Training Facility (FASTC) project. ESLC’s position on FASTC is as follows: ESLC strongly urges the United States Department of State and General Services Administration to pursue a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act [...]
The Terrorism Defense Center Next Door [Tom Pelton - Bay Daily]
When you see this photo, what do you think should be going on here? You see farmland — and so you might think that families here in Ruthsburg, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, should keep working the land, as they have for generations. You see a sign pointing to nearby Tuckahoe State Park — [...]

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