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Michael E. Hickey, who led Howard County’s public schools for 16 years, died of Parkinson’s disease and other complications Aug. 28 at Chestnut Grove Assisted Living.
Union members expressed skepticism that the county can't afford higher pay. Public comments and correspondence from department heads and citizens' groups are no longer attached to meeting agendas, ostensibly because the county can't afford clerks.
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The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ask the State Controller to help reconcile three sets of books with different information about the county's budget.
SEIU Local 1021 complained to the state about the county's failure to divulge information. MCA questions the use of grant funds to pay for satellite imagery; says they have raised similar concerns that came out in a Grand Jury report.