St Mary's County Blog

Unofficial Election Results
St. Mary's County, MD
11/2/2010 9:53pm 
(As provided by St. Mary's County)

Precincts Reporting: 32 / 32

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Gansler, Douglas F. 20087

BOARD OF EDUCATION 1
Raspa, Sal 12161
Tomasic, James 11366

BOARD OF EDUCATION 3
Matthews, Brooke 20277

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT
Williams, Joanie W. 22267

COMPTROLLER
Campbell, William H. 16512
Franchot, Peter 11972

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 1
Jones, Cindy 18582
Mathis, Elfreda Tal 10551

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 2
Morris, Dan 15729
Shepherd, Arthur 13255

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 3
Jarboe, Larry 15268
Mattingly, Bill 13950

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 4
Morgan, Todd B. 17673
Washington, Mary M. 11693

GOVERNOR / LT. GOVERNOR
Ehrlich-Kane 16984
O'Malley-Brown 12239
Gaztanaga-McNeil 356
Knowles-Hargadon 243
Allwine-Eidel 193

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29A
Wood, John F. Jr. 6493
Morgan, Matt 6192

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29B
Bohanan, John 7244
Anderson, Erik 6633

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C
O'Donnell, Tony 1881
Davies, Christopher 1013
Quinn, Shawn Patrick 131

JUDGE ORPHANS COURT
Wood, Dalton Jr. 19755
Dean, Linda R. 15726
Mattingly, Jenks 15454

JUDGE SPEC APPEAL AT LG
YES Krauser, Peter B 20436
YES Matricciani, Alb 20104
YES Wright, Alexande 20067
NO Krauser, Peter B. 4030
NO Matricciani, Albe 4029
NO Wright, Alexander 3826

PRES COUNTY COMMISSION
Russell, Jack 14722
McKay, Thomas F. 14708

REGISTER OF WILLS
Duke, Lois 21639

SHERIFF
Cameron, Tim 25452

STATE QUESTION 1
For a Convention 14508
Against a Convention 12331

STATE QUESTION 2
For the Constitution 16671
Against the Constitu 10216

STATE QUESTION 3
For the Constitution 19989
Against the Constitu 6376

STATE SENATOR 29
Dyson, Roy 15760
Waugh, Stephen M. 14024

STATES ATTORNEY
Fritz, Richard 18342
Mattingly, John 10674

TREASURER
Norris, Jannette P. 23756

U.S. CONGRESS 5
Lollar, Charles 17151
Hoyer, Steny H. 12523
Shickle, Harry Gavin 359
U.S. SENATOR
Wargotz, Eric 15191
Mikulski, Barbara A. 13826
Shawver, Richard Ala 352
Henry, Kenniss 297

Polling Precincts Reporting: 32 / 32

Republican Races

COMPTROLLER Campbell, William H. 3258
Madigan, Brendan 1368
Girard, Armand F. 578

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 001 Jones, Cindy 3183
Dement, Kenny 1612
Johnson, Richard A 1176
Andrews, Dorothy M 580

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 002 Morris, Dan 3337
Hayden, Brandon 2615

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 003 Jarboe, Larry 5024

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 004 Morgan, Todd B. 5117

GOVERNOR / LT. GOVERNOR Ehrlich-Kane 4828
Murphy-Ryman 1978

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29A Morgan, Matt 1394
DiMarco, Joe 819
Camaioni, Henry E. 313

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29B Anderson, Erik 2334

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C O'Donnell, Tony 692

JUDGE ORPHANS COURT Wood, Dalton Jr. 5148

PRES COUNTY COMMISSION McKay, Thomas F. 2840
Guy, Randy 2513
Boothe, Kenneth F. 1128

REP CENT COMMITTEE Russell, Mary Ellen 3072
Bowles, David L. 3055
Willenborg, David 2877
Davis, Ellynne 2458
Haynie, Samuel Tom 2397
Burke, Patrick K 2387
Duff, William 2091
Rumsey, Gary 2088
Jaffe, Bryan Paul 2003
Cioppa, Kevin 1909
Cizler, Mark Allyn 1622

SHERIFF Cameron, Tim 5569

STATE SENATOR 29 Waugh, Stephen M. 5169

STATES ATTORNEY Fritz, Richard 4947

U.S. CONGRESS 05 Lollar, Charles 4689
Bailey, Collins A. 1707
Chaffee, Chris 151
Robins, Christopher 149

U.S. SENATOR Wargotz, Eric 1952
Rutledge, Jim 1386
Alexander, Joseph 510
Cohen, Neil H. 421
Dempsey, Stephens 383
McAndrew, Daniel W 252
Graham, Samuel R. Sr 246
Kimble, John B. 240
Asbury, Barry Steve 170
Vendetti, Eddie 104
Kump, Gregory L. 91

Democratic Races

ATTORNEY GENERAL Gansler, Douglas F. 4026

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT Williams, Joanie W. 4540

COMPTROLLER Franchot, Peter 4239

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 001 Mathis, Elfreda Tal 4034

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 002 Shepherd, Arthur 4194

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 003 Mattingly, Bill 4408

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 004 Washington, Mary M. 4112

DEM CENT COMMITTEE Randall, Julie B. 3951
Anderson, Joe 3903
O'Brien, Kathleen 3757
Slattery, Cindy 3390
Roberts, Leslie 3347
Bates, William 3096

GOVERNOR / LT. GOVERNOR O'Malley-Brown 4585
Cusick-Lang 835
Jaffe-Jaffe 278

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29A Wood, John F. Jr. 2299

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29B Bohanan, John 2137

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 29C Davies, Christopher 399

JUDGE ORPHANS COURT Mattingly, Jenks 4170
Dean, Linda R. 3978

PRES COUNTY COMMISSION Russell, Jack 4462

REGISTER OF WILLS Duke, Lois 4308

STATE SENATOR 29 Dyson, Roy 4847

STATES ATTORNEY Mattingly, John 3860

TREASURER Norris, Jannette P. 4313
Raley, Daniel H. 1644

U.S. CONGRESS 05 Hoyer, Steny H. 4611
Gall, Andrew Charles 836
Bent, Sylvanus G. 396

U.S. SENATOR Mikulski, Barbara A. 4540
Garner, Christopher 610
A.Billy Bob Jaworski 215
Taylor, Blaine 134
Scaldaferri, Theresa 105
Taylor, Sanquetta 100
Young, Lih 92

St. Mary’s County Department of Public Safety would like you to Be Aware and Be Prepared for severe weather during the upcoming spring season. St. Mary’s County is prone to a wide variety of natural hazards, including severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and tornados.

There are simple steps to take to help save lives and mitigate the effects from these severe weather hazards. First and foremost is to become educated with the terms which are used to warn the public of pending weather and the systems which deploy these warnings.

• A watch means that a severe thunderstorm, flash flood or tornado is possible in your area. You should monitor a NOAA Weather Radio or local radio and television news outlets for the latest developments.

• A warning is when a thunderstorm, flash flood or tornado is actually occurring, take shelter immediately.

CodeRED Weather Warning is an early telephone warning system designed to automatically deliver targeted weather notifications for the immediate threats of severe thunderstorms, flash floods and tornado warnings within moments of being issued by the National Weather Service. Weather Warning delivers a pre-recorded alert message via phone to citizens in St. Mary’s County who choose to sign up. The system sends these notifications 24 hours a day, 365 days a year providing the needed time to prepare for severe weather events. This becomes critical if a tornado comes through your area during the night, when television, radio broadcasts and sirens are less effective.

St. Marys County Government will remain closed for non-essential employees on Friday, Feb. 12. Emergency response staff will continue to clear snow and qualified inspectors will review the condition of each building before it is reoccupied.
While some roadways will continue to be hazardous with the heavy accumulations of snow and ice, State Highway, County Highways and private snow removal crews are working to clear all roadways.

The Loffler Building in Chancellors Run Park on Chancellors Run Road in Great Mills experienced a partial roof collapse on Feb. 10. It will remain closed until further notice. Seniors are encouraged to visit one of the other two Activity Centers for services and meals when they reopen on Tuesday, February 16.

The St. Mary's County Government closed again on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 due to a severe winter storm that passed thru the county dropping a record snow fall.

Please select the link below that has been provided to view Media Release for Saint Mary's County Government.

Maintenance tips from farmers.

The roof is the most important part of your barn. Barn roofing is typically metal and needs to be painted periodically. Loose metal must be nailed to hold it firmly in place. Wind can get under a sheet of metal and bend it or blow it away.

Inspect the barn for signs of wood-boring insects. Treat immediately.

Replace siding when it deteriorates to keep the weather out of the barn.

Keep the doors in good condition and secure, especially on the north side, which receives the harshest weather.

Most barns have double doors over driveways with an overhead center bar for support—make sure all parts of the doors and the center bar are intact. If you have two sets of doors and one is bad, it is probably best to keep both sets open until they can be repaired. Do not let wind into the barn unless it can get out, or it can blow the barn down.

Keep vegetation away from the barn. Do not allow poison ivy or other vines to climb the siding. Do not allow trees to grow right next to the barn, and if seedlings appear, remove them when they are small. Existing trees growing up against the barn should be cut off at the ground. Their roots can be removed if they are not very large. Large trees will have large root systems, and grubbing them out could damage the barn. Consider spraying Roundup beneath sills once a year to keep vegetation down. Follow manufacturer’s instructions—it is useless to apply Roundup unless some foliage is present.

Inspect the sills and top plates for signs of rot or damage. Repair siding or roofing that may be exposing the frame to water or weather. Cut out rotted or damaged portions and replace with good wood. Inspect wood parts of the structure that directly contact the ground, such as ground-set posts that support sheds on the barn. Keep water from pooling around them. If the bases of the posts are deteriorated, cut out the bad wood and install concrete or stone piers to support the cut ends.

Paint may lengthen the life of siding, depending on the type of lumber. Virginia pine will last quite well without paint. Loblolly pine siding will not. Poplar siding may fare better when painted.

Editor's note:
The information published above (with photographs) is available via the St Mary's County Government website. It is located as a PDF document and can be down loaded at this link: Tobacco Barn

Monday started with a great turnout at our 2nd Small Independent Business  Roundtable at Lenny’s Restaurant. About 125 attended and heard about a wide variety of business resources available along with emerging ideas on how to raise local awareness of the many restaurants, construction trades, and other small business sectors throughout the County. We had businesses from Charlotte Hall to Scotland that employed one to 100. We heard from them, their concerns, challenges and opportunities. There is much work to do in 2010 to help the local economy.

This roundtable will be key to this effort. Many thanks if you attended the roundtable on Monday or our first one in November. The next one is scheduled for Monday, February 8, 2010 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at Lenny’s Restaurant. Please consider attending to learn, help, network, and be part of the roundtable.

SCBA meeting for Wednsday the January 13, 2009

Location:
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Glendenning Hall Annex)
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001

Time: 7pm – 8pm
Moderators: SCBA Officers

Everyone is invited to attend and remember, we invite you to "Visit South County" !!!

Last year, the Maryland Legislature authorized a Task Force, comprised of St. Mary’s citizens, to review and study “the governance and structure” of the Metropolitan Commission (MetCom).

As part of this study the Task Force members would like to gather comments from the citizens of St. Mary’s County. MetCom was created by the Maryland Legislature in the 1950’s to supply public water and sewer services to St. Mary’s County.


The Task Force is asking members of the development, engineering, and surveying community as well as members of the building trades to attend this forum and provide comments concerning the Metropolitan Commission. Customers of MetCom also are encouraged to attend and offer comments. In case of inclement weather, the forum will have a rain date of Wed. February 10.

Citizens are also invited to send in written comments: The MetCom Task Force, c/o John Savich, County Administrator, St. Mary’s County Government, P.O. Box 653 Leonardtown MD 20650.
All comments given at this public forum and received by mail will assist the members of the task force as they make their recommendations in their Summer 2010 report.

There are ten task force members appointed by the St. Mary’s County legislators, the County Commissioners and the Metropolitan Commission. The co-chairs are Joseph Densford and MaryLynn Stone. Other members are F. Elliott Burch, Jr.; Ford Dean; Shelby P. Guazzo; Glen Ives; Robert Jarboe, Susan McNeill; James W. Spence, and Frank Taylor.

The public forum can be seen live on Ch 95 or on the county’s website at http://www.stmarysmd.com/ (click on Ch. 95). The Ch 95 schedule can be checked on the county’s website for rebroadcast dates. Minutes of previous meetings of the Task Force are available upon request to the Public Information Office at pio@stmarysmd.com. For other information about the Metropolitan Commission, log on to www.metcom.org.