George Wenschhof
On
Wednesday, with a 3-0 vote, the Maryland state Board of Public Works voted to
delay the sale by Frederick County government of the Citizens Care and
Rehabilitation Center and Montevue Assisted Care facilities.
Maryland
Comptroller communications director Andrew Friedson shared with me
"Comptroller Franchot has consistently raised concerns with the Board of
Public Works voting on contracts that are the subject of active litigation. In
the interest of due process, he moved to table a vote on the sale of Citizens
Care and Rehabilitation Center and was pleased to have the unanimous support of
the governor and treasurer."
A
sizable number of Frederick county citizens who opposed the sale attended the
hearing. Local activist Val Dale, who is
one of many who have advocated against the sale of the facilities, posted on
her “Stand Up Frederick” Facebook page “I am SO proud of the community we live
in…today, the residents and staff of Citizens/Montevue can breathe a bit easier
because WE WON the request to delay the sale of this treasured set of
facilities that is part of our long storied history!”
Local
attorney Leslie Powell, who is representing clients who have filed suit to stop
the sale of the facilities, attended the board of public works meeting
yesterday. She sent me an email saying “the
board of public works made a reasoned and wise decision.” She added “we are very pleased.”
Interestingly,
Republican Frederick Board of County Commissioners president Blaine Young went
with a check for $200,000 to reimburse the state for a loan used, in part, for
the construction of the brand new facilities. The loan repayment was not
included in the original contract of sale.
An online poll by The Frederick News Post today currently shows 75% believe Frederick
County should delay the sale of Citizens/Montevue.
Stay
tuned.
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