Property Type: Single Family-Detached | ||
4 | 2 Full/1 Half | |
60,113 Sq. Ft. | 2,352 (approx) | 2001 |
Yes- 1 space | 2 |
CALL SCHOOL BOARD | NORTHERN | NORTHERN GARRETT HIGH |
Bathrooms | |||
2 | 1 |
Fee Simple |
1206033849 |
$3,921 |
2013 |
Property Type: Single Family-Detached | ||
4 | 2 Full/1 Half | |
60,113 Sq. Ft. | 2,352 (approx) | 2001 |
Yes- 1 space | 2 |
CALL SCHOOL BOARD | NORTHERN | NORTHERN GARRETT HIGH |
Bathrooms | |||
2 | 1 |
Fee Simple |
1206033849 |
$3,921 |
2013 |
Elaine Blaisdell
— OAKLAND — Site work for the Strata manufacturing facility to be located at the Keysers Ridge Business Park is about 90 percent complete, according to Frank Shap, assistant director for Garrett County Economic Development.
“We will be ready to start pouring concrete we hope within a week or two for the footers for the building,” said Shap during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. “The building materials have been delivered to the site. Beitzel Corporation is the contractor for construction of the building and they plan to start soon as they have access to the site pad.”
In November, the commissioners awarded a $589,534 contract to Excavating Associates for site work at the park. They also awarded a $1,024,000 contract to Beitzel Corp. of Grantsville for design and construction of the facility
Strata Worldwide LLC will occupy the space in October and will offer 25 jobs over the next three years, according to Shap.
For the last 20 years, Strata Worldwide has been developing innovative safety solutions for underground coal mines all over the world, according to the company’s website.
“It’s the first tenant in what we are hoping will be additional tenants in the park focused on the energy sector,” said Shap. “We are trying to market that site as something that takes advantage of the various energy resources, opportunities and alternatives that are available in the county.”
Negotiations are underway for Exelon Corp., an American energy producer, trader and distributer that is developing wind farms in the county, to occupy a space in the park.
In April 2013, the Maryland Economic Development Corp. transferred more than 180 acres of land valued at $2.5 million to the commissioners to develop the park. In September 2013, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development entered into an agreement with the commissioners, providing $625,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to partially finance the construction of a 12,000-square-foot building in the park.
The commissioners re-cently submitted a $900,000 funding request for a water treatment plant at the park to the Appalachian Regional Commission.
A plant is needed at the business park to serve both residents and businesses for the future development. Currently, residents are using septic systems and businesses are receiving wastewater service from Bruceton Farm Service, a private entity that no longer wants to provide those services, according to the preliminary project description.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
Elaine Blaisdell
— OAKLAND — The Morgantown Municipal Airport will be providing an approach navigational signal to the Garrett County Airport that will allow instrument landings to continue at the airport, according to Jay Moyer, director of Garrett County Public Works.
The signal will replace the Grantsville VOR (VHF omnidirectional range) system on Pea Ridge Road that will be decommissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration.
“That will allow the older planes to still use the VOR system for instrument approach. They will be able to land at the airport in foul weather,” said Moyer during the Garrett County Commission meeting Tuesday. “It’s not an issue for the much newer corporate planes, they can use the GPS system. This is important to the airport because, so to speak, we don’t always have the best weather for landing at that airport and this will provide them the system to land at our airport.”
The decommissioning of the VOR system drew opposition from Ed Kelly, manager of the Garrett County Airport, as well as the Maryland Aviation Administration. The VOR had to be decommissioned for the Fourmile Ridge wind project.
The Maryland Public Service Commission approved the Fourmile wind project, which will consist of 16 turbines on Frostburg Road, last year.
The Garrett County Engineering Department is in final negotiations for the road use agreement with Exelon for Frostburg Road. An issue with a portion of the agreement that deals with catastrophic damage is still being negotiated, according to Moyer.
“We want some language in there in the event something unforeseen happens that they will bear the expense on that,” said Moyer. “They have committed to paving all the roads involved to the tune of $563,000.”
Commissioner Jim Raley said that there had been some complaints about the road and that the county needs to continue to be proactive instead of reactive.
“In other words, getting down there checking that road on a regular basis making sure the contractor is complying with what we had agreed to,” said Raley.
There is an inspector who visits the project location on a regular basis, according to Moyer.
Garrett County Economic Development is currently in negotiations with Exelon to acquire a 2- to 3-acre plot in Keysers Ridge Business Park, according to Frank Shap, assistant director of Garrett County Economic Development. Exelon currently operates one wind project in the county and is working to develop Fourmile Ridge and Fair Wind, a 15-turbine project planned for Backbone Mountain.
“I believe those negotiations will be successful, although we don’t have a signed contract yet,” said Shap.
Exelon will probably take up a 4,000 square-foot-space in the park and four to six jobs will be created, according to Shap.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
Elaine Blaisdell
— OAKLAND — A groundbreaking ceremony held Monday for a four-story addition to Garrett Memorial Hospital was the start of a three-year, $23.5 million construction project.
“What a great day this is for Garrett County and this facility to break ground to expand the operations here,” said Sen. George Edwards. “This addition will improve the community’s access to health care while providing space necessary to offer services. Congratulations to the leadership of Garrett County Memorial Hospital for having the vision to dutifully serve this community with such energy while striving for access to health care services for the people of Garrett County and surrounding counties.”
The project will take three years to construct and will be 19,504 square feet, according to Edwards. Edwards and Del. Wendell Beitzel put in bills to allow up to $12 million in bonding. The total cost of the project is $23.5 million and includes a $15 million request from the county and $8.5 million in cash contributions and fundraising, hospital officials have said.
The hospital has one of the lowest surgical infection rates in the nation and has an excellent track record in safety, according to Edwards. The hospital also has the highest patient experience scores in the state for controlling patient pain, physician relations to patients, staff responsive to patients and overall cleanliness.
Robin Summerfield, a representative for U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, congratulated the hospital staff on its achievements.
“This is a first class hospital, bar none. The thing that I think makes this hospital particularly special — I recognized when I came in the door — is four smiling faces of volunteers to greet me as I walked in the building,” said Summerfield.
Wayne Johnson, who will be retiring as chairman of the hospital board, was also in attendance at the ceremony and said a few words.
“I’m very proud to have seen my hometown hospital grow. We have made quite good progress and we aren’t done yet,” said Johnson. “With this ceremony let’s begin construction of this new addition to the Garrett Memorial Hospital to provide services to all citizens of Garrett County and the surrounding areas.”
“It’s clear that Mr. Johnson has put his heart and soul into Garrett Memorial Hospital and we’re extremely appreciative of all you have done for us and all you have given to this organization,” said Mark Boucot, hospital president and CEO.
The groundbreaking ceremony was followed by a ribbon cutting for the hospital’s new Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. The new cardiac rehabilitation services are designed for those who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiac heart failure or have had a recent cardiac event such as a heart attack, bypass surgery, heart stents, heart valve replacements or a transplant.
“I just want to commend all the administrators, the medical support staff, doctors that take care of our medical needs here. You do a great job,” said Beitzel.
“This has been a project in the works for quite a few years so we are quite happy to see it (rehab center) opening,” said Kendra Thayer, chief nursing officer. “We thank all of you for your support and hard work.”
Julianna Albowicz, assistant to U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, and Summerfield presented Boucot with senatorial certificates of special recognition for the new addition and for the rehab center.
Contact Elaine Blaisdell at eblaisdell@times-news.com.
Property Type: Duplex | ||
3 | 3 Full/1 Half | |
2,200 (approx) | 2008 | Yes- 1 space |
2 |
CALL SCHOOL BOARD | SOUTHERN MIDDLE | SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL |
Bathrooms | |||
3 | 1 |
Property Type: Single Family-Attached | ||
4 | 3 Full | |
2,067 (approx) | 2004 | 3 |
CALL SCHOOL BOARD | NORTHERN | NORTHERN GARRETT HIGH |
Bathrooms | |||
3 |
BARTON — Aaron Run Road, which was closed May 17, will be closed for an extended period of time because the road surface is continuing at a reduced rate of subsidence. The subsidence could be due to an old coal mine settling out, according to Jay Moyer, director of the Garrett County Department of Public Works.
“It looks more like a sinkhole now,” said Moyer.
Last week the county engineering staff, the roads division chief and the assistant road chief for the Grantsville Roads Garage met with personnel from the Maryland Department of the Environment Land Management Administration – Mining Program – Bureau of Mines to begin the process of identifying the cause of the subsidence and to determine the course of action that will be needed to repair the damage, according to Moyer. Prior to 1977, deep mining occurred in the area, according to information provided by the bureau. The Federal Bureau of Mines will have a representative on site to do an inspection.
The first portion of the project will entail taking bore samples to determine the total area of the subsidence and depth that will need to be excavated in order to reach a stable base, according to Moyer. The MDE Bureau of Mines is currently arranging to have a drilling rig brought to the site to do test bores. If it’s determined that the affected area is too unstable to allow for the reconstruction of the road at its present location the road may need to be realigned, according to Moyer.
“We hope that the project will begin in the next couple of weeks,” said Moyer. “As of this time we have no idea of the scope of work that will be required to complete the project or the cost. Once the estimated cost has been determined, MDE Bureau of Mines will attempt to provide emergency funding for engineering and the reconstruction costs for the project if funds can be allocated from their 2014 operating budget.”
If funds for the project can’t be allocated, the project may be delayed until the 2015 budget is approved, according to Moyer.
“This may also require county cost share participation. At this time we do not have an estimate as to the amount of work that will be necessary to re-establish the road to its original condition nor the length of time it will take to do the work,” said Moyer.
One Garrett County student has been affected by the road closure and the bus route has been rearranged to accommodate the student.
Property Type: Single Family-Detached | ||
3 | 3 Full/1 Half | |
54,886 Sq. Ft. | 2,379 (approx) | 1978 |
3 |
CALL SCHOOL BOARD | SOUTHERN MIDDLE | SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL |
Bathrooms | |||
3 | 1 |
Property Type: Single Family-Detached | ||
3 | 2 Full/1 Half | |
64,904 Sq. Ft. | 1,572 (approx) | 1992 |
Yes- 2 spaces | 2 |
BROADFORD | SOUTHERN MIDDLE | SOUTHERN GARRETT HIGH |
Bathrooms | |||
2 | 1 |
Elaine Blaisdell