Frederick County, Maryland
From Sunshine Review
Frederick County is one of 24 counties in Maryland.
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[edit] The good
- Budget is published.[1]
- Taxes can be viewed and paid online.[2] Tax rates provided.[3]
- Awarded contracts are listed, but contracts not available.[4]
- Meeting agendas and minutes are available.[5] Commissioner's schedule also available.[6]
- County commissioners are listed with contact information.[7] Officials listed in directory with contact info.[8]
- Annual and quarterly financial reports[9], and internal audits are available.[10]
- Building permits[11] and zoning information[12] available.
[edit] The bad
- Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
[edit] Stimulus spending website
Frederick County government launched a website to let residents track how the $15.4 million awarded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be spent on county projects.[13]
The county received seventeen different grants and one $6 million low-interest loan for police, transit, job training, housing and other purposes.
"We are pleased to provide this information on the county website as a service to the citizens of Frederick County, and as a means of making this information transparent and available to the general public in our region," county spokeswoman Robin Santangelo said.[13]
[edit] External links
- Official Frederick County Website
- Frederick County Tourism
- Frederick County on Maryland Manual On-line
- Frederick NewsPost.com
- Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
- Frederick.com
- Frederick County Public Schools
- Frederick County Office of Economic Development
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