MEDIA ADVISORY

Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 8, 2003

MAYOR DOUGHERTY AND DELEGATE CLAGETT ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON EAST STREET EXTENSION PROJECT

Frederick, Md. --- On Monday, December 8, at 9 a.m., City of Frederick Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty and State Delegate Galen Clagett held a joint press conference at the MARC Train Station announcing the agreement between the State Highway Administration (SHA), Frederick Brick Works, Inc. (FBW) and City of Frederick for the East Street Extension project.

At the City of Frederick’s Public Meeting on Thursday, December 4, 2003 the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to approve the agreement that outlines the design, construction and use of a regional Stormwater Management Facility on SHA property. The City, SHA, FBW have been working on the East Street extension project since the summer of 1994, with intensified efforts made in the last year. The vote last night made the City of Frederick the first party to approve the agreement.

“I am very pleased that the City of Frederick has taken the first step to opening another gateway to our historic downtown,” said Mayor Dougherty. “The East Street extension will provide access to the east and south sides of town, relieve congestion on South Market Street and improve the access to Interstate 70. The project shows foresight and planning on the State level. I also want to thank Delegate Galen Clagett for his work in getting this agreement drafted and ready for approval.”

Delegate Clagett, who serves on the State House Appropriations Committee, commended the cooperation of all parties in getting the agreement drafted and approved by the City, “It has been a long haul, getting this agreement ready and I know it would not have happened without the cooperation of SHA, the City. The beginning of the East Street extension and Wasler Drive project is not just the beginning of a road but also the beginning of new economic opportunities for the City and FBW.”

The three parties have 60 days to ratify the agreement.

The Stormwater Management Facility will be owned and maintained by SHA. It will serve the needs of SHA that arise out of constructing the two road projects and the proposed development of the Brickworks property. The facility will act as a system of regional stormwater management ponds and the City will be the reviewing and approving agency for local stormwater management plans that will eventually contribute to this facility.