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CLICK HERE TO SEE EVERYTHING ON RUTHSBURG HARD SKILLS FACILITY
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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
Deadline for Comments on FASTC - March 12, 2010
The GSA Public Building Service`s NEPA Deskguide
Ruthsburg Vigilance – ALERT!
Regulations for [...]
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Revised Tourism Sign
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The Ruthsburg FASTC Pork Project
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ESLC`s Position on the Proposed FASTC Project
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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 [...]
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The Terrorism Defense Center Next Door [Tom Pelton - Bay Daily]
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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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Wargotz Responds
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To All,
From the start, one commissioner has consistently stated his displeasure with the lack of transparency and integrity on the proposed hard skills facility. As well, he has opposed the facility based on the certain harm to the quality of life for the community of Ruthsburg. That Queen Anne’s County Commissioner [...]
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Sykesville vs. Ruthsburg - Similar? [Sherry Adam]
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As the cold rain falls at 7:45 in the morning and the frigid air blows mercilessly in the Ruthsburg Community center parking lot, we wait for the GSA/Dpt of State people to arrive to take us on what is supposed to be a tour of a similar facility to the proposed FASTC - The MD [...]
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The Terrorism Center Next Door - [Tom Pelton, WYPR]
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Bonnie Roschy`s family for generations has enjoyed the quiet beauty of their 300 acre farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. But now next door, the U.S. State Department is proposing to build a terrorism defense training center, with weapons firing ranges, blasting pits, and urban-style environments where mock terrorist assaults can be staged. She [...]
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Town Council Meeting Agenda - March 4, 2010
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7:00 p.m.
Goodwill Fire Company
I. Convene – Council President Frank C. Ogens
II. Review of Minutes from Past Meetings
a. February 2, 2010 (work session)
b. February 18, [...]
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Not in anybody`s backyard - [Sherry Adam]
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I am so sick and tired of being labeled NIMBY in regards to my adamant opposition to the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC). I realize that this is a quick catchy phrase for the media to use, but the truth is that everyone whether here at ground zero or clear across the nation should [...]
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Hard Skills Facility Draft Build Alternatives
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These alternative site plans were presented at the February 16 meeting. The first one, called Alternative 1, is the same plan that was presented at the January meetings (click for a larger image):
Alternative 2 moves the explosive testing areas farther from the residential areas:
This slide shows what is expected to be completed after phase [...]
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Town Council Candidates for 2010
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The candidates this year (in alphabetical order) are:
Jack Dedrick
Frank Ogens
Bob Suling
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Hard Skills Training Center Public forum for 2/23/10 video now posted
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Click on this link, select “RECENTLY ADDED” and then “GSA FASTC Public Forum 02/23/10″
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Gunther`s Reckless Remarks [Ed Walls]
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On the morning of February 25, 2010, I listened to interviews on National Public Radio (NPR), WYPR, 88.1, concerning the proposed Federal Training Center, at Ruthsburg. The persons being interviewed were Queen Anne’s County Commissioner, Paul Gunther (pro) and Mr. Sveinn Storm (con). It was with dismay that I heard Commissioner Gunther make the [...]
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Town Council Meeting Minutes - February 4, 2010
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The February 4, 2010, Town Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Frank C. Ogens, in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank C. Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Jr., Vice President; Timothy E. McCluskey, Member; Bob McGrory, Town [...]
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Town Council Work Session Minutes - February 4, 2010
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The February 4, 2010 Town Council work session was called to order at 4:04 p.m. by Frank Ogens, President, in the first floor meeting room of the Goodwill Fire Company. The following members and staff were present: Frank Ogens, President; Norman P. Pinder, Vice President; Timothy McCluskey, Member; Bob McGrory, Town Manager; Chief Charlie Rhodes; [...]
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Hard Skills Facility Discussed on WYPR February 26, 2010
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Here is a link to the Podcast. The discussion on the hard skills facility begins at 13:45.
There are questions from listeners at the end of the program.
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Who`s the Bully? [by Sveinn Storm]
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David Metrinko is the owner of DCL Office Furniture Solutions in Centreville, Maryland as well as the chairman of the Queen Anne’s County Chamber of Commerce. He is also an outspoken critic of those opposed to the State Department hard skills facility [...]
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Hard Skills Training Center - Preliminary Site Noise Levels
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The following information was copied from the State Department’s Recovery website and reformatted for those of us that don’t have fiber Internet service running to their house to download the 88 megabyte pdf file:
Measurement locations -
Table of Measured and Predicted Sound Levels at the above locations.
Table of Comparable Noise Levels
Noise Reduction Methods -
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Eastern Shore Opposition Stirs Against National SecurityTraining Center [Karen Hosler, WYPR]
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On a crisp winter’s day, there must a thousand geese and ducks floating among the tall grasses along the creek at Tuckahoe State Park on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. They have the place utterly to themselves in a bucolic scene without a hint of modern life.
This ageless tranquility helps explain why the tiny farming community of [...]
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