EMA director warns residents of flooding possibility

FPS staff report
March 9, 2010

What usually follows a large accumulation snow?

The meltdown.

Carroll County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Tom Cottis is predicting the slow meltdown that has been underway for the past several days is going to accelerate over the next few days and cause creeks to come out of their banks. Full story

Mayor denies Grimes’ sick leave pay request

By Leigh Ann Rutledge
FPS Reporter
March 9, 2010

Denied.  Case closed?
Former Street Superintendent Bill Grimes was handed a letter by Carrollton Mayor Dave Flanary minutes before the Monday night council meeting began.

The letter, dated March 8, 2010, stated “The Village of Carrollton sick leave conversion policy is set forth in Section 6.03 of the Policy and Procedure Manual.  To be eligible for sick leave conversion, the Village administration interprets the policy to require either: Full story

Optimism fades

By Carol McIntire
Editor
March 9, 2010

Phase 2 of the county’s 911 system was to be up and running by Feb. 1, but Commissioner Larry Garner doubts it will be operational by the end of this year.

Garner told fellow Commissioner Tom Wheaton Thursday that, after attending a 911 meeting earlier in the week, he has serious doubts about the implementation.

“I feel we were not totally informed of the process,” Garner said. “I found out the mapping is nearly complete, but when it is done, it must go to a CML to see if it will fit into Verizon’s program.” Full story