Even though the deadline to apply for executive dean at Carroll Community College was Monday, officials don't expect to know the number or quality of applicants for about two weeks, said Faye Pappalardo, chair of the search committee.

That's because applications are being sent to Catonsville Community College, CCC's parent institution, and will not be turned over to Carroll officials until enough time haselapsed to receive any applications postmarked April 5, Pappalardo said.

Pappalardo, CCC's director of student services, said once the committee receives the applications, members will sort through materialsto chose candidates with the required qualifications of a doctorate and five years of administrative experience at the dean level.

Interviews are expected to begin in May and CCC officials hope to have the position filled by July 1.

In the meantime, Alan M. Schuman, CCC's director of administration, is serving as interim director. The college's former executive director, Elizabeth D. Blake, left the position last fall. The position was later upgraded to better reflect CCC's institutional maturity.

Also serving on the search committee are Barbara Charnock, chair of the CCC advisory board; Ann Weber, a CCCinstructor; Pamela Genco, a member of the CCC student government association; Willard Hawkins, a Carroll County resident; Nan Reese, a CCC employee, and Larry Skane, president of the faculty senate at Catonsville Community College.

SOIL TO BE TESTED

DATELINE: TANEYTOWN

The City Council has hired Nutshell Enterprises Inc. of Jarrettsville to test the water and soil at a downtown parking lot, where three underground storage tanks were removed last summer without notification to the state Department of Environment.

City Manager Neal W. Powellsaid workers removed two 500-gallon tanks and a larger heating oil storage tank from the lot last summer when they were discovered duringa paving project. Liquid in the petroleum tanks, believed to be water, was dumped in the city sewer system.

Powell said he did not expect the city to have to pay any fines for removing the tanks without state approval. He said city officials are working with state officials to make sure they are following proper procedures in testing. He said it was unlikely any water samples would indicate any concentration of petroleum liquids.

"Technically, we were supposed to inform the state," Powell said. "Ordinarily, we would have but because of time constraints -- we were ready to do paving -- we didn't. In hindsight, that doesn't justify us not following procedure."

He said citycouncil chose to hire an independent engineer rather than its own engineer to avoid any possible conflicts.

Powell said city officialsweren't trying to hide anything. He said the tanks were removed during daylight. He said the liquid in the tanks appeared to be water andofficials monitored the sewer plant and found no adverse effects. The heating oil tank was dry.

City officials believe the other underground tanks were used for storing petroleum. A gas station once occupied the East Baltimore Street site, adjacent to city hall.

LANDSCAPES CITED

DATELINE: WESTMINSTER

A residential development and a school site were recent winners of Carroll County's first Landscape Awards.

In the Residential Landscaping Category, Parr's Ridge Condominiums on Route 31 at Uniontown Road were chosen for the installation ofplant material in a residential setting.

Carroll Community College won the Commercial Category for installation of landscaping throughout the site. Honorable Mention went to the Amoco Station at Route 140 and Sandymount Road, Sandymount.

In the Commercial Grounds Maintenance category, the Gateway West Building, developed by McShea and Co., and the Flick, Miller and Smith Building, developed by Mark Miller, will both receive awards for their efforts to keep their commercial properties maintained with crisp lawn maintenance, shrub trimming and annual flower plantings.

The Carroll Landscape Awards are intended to recognize meritorious efforts within the community to provide landscaping, preserve forest land and keep commercial properties neatly maintained.

The awards will be presented semi-annually and are open to nominations from the public. County horticulturists, landscape architects and builders serve on the six-member selection committee.

PUBLIC MEETING SET

DATELINE: PLEASANT VALLEY

The Carroll County government will conduct a public information meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the social hall of the Pleasant Valley Fire Co., 2030 PleasantValley Road.

A presentation will be made concerning the work thathas been done to address the community's need for an upgraded publicwater supply system and for adequate treatment and disposal of sewage.

Results of a recently completed sanitary survey for Pleasant Valley will be discussed. Information will be presented relating to a review of alternative methods of community sewage treatment performed for the county.

Following the public information meeting, the Carroll County Commissioners will have a public hearing at 8:30 p.m., also in the Pleasant Valley Fire Co.' s social hall.

The county is applying for a grant through the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program to fund construction costs for an upgrade to the community water system and for the installation of a public sewer system.

The purpose of the hearing is to provide citizens the opportunity to comment on the county's application for funding of these two projects.

A copy of the application summary is on file and available for review during regular office hours at the Department of Planning,County Office Building, Room 306, 225 N. Court St., Westminster.

Anyone wishing to file written comments on the projects may do so before the public hearing. Address comments to the County Commissioners of Carroll County, County Office Building, 225 N. Center St., Westminster, Md. 21157.

BUILDING WAS RENAMED

DATELINE: ELDERSBURG

When Bill Jeffres died suddenly of a heart attack Nov. 30, the Freedom District Optimist Club decided immediately to do something special to honor him.

Last Saturday, the club rededicated its Arthur Avenue facility, formerly known as the Freedom Optimist Youth Activity Building, as the Bill Jeffres Optimist Building.

"We personally named Bill the father of the club because of the way he lived the creed and livedin optimism," said Tony Cimino, rededication chairman. "He also designed and helped build this building in 1977."

The unexpected deathof Jeffres, 69, shocked the club, whose members had nothing but praise for a man who helped start the Freedom club 28 years ago.

"Whena new member came in, Bill took them and showed them around. He was everybody's mentor," said David Wilson, club vice president.

In February, the club put on a Sweetheart Dance that raised $1,000 to pay for the rededication, which included a dinner and program.

Approximately 150 people, mostly from the Freedom club but also from other clubs and the district, attended the affair. Jeffres' widow, Marie, his son, Bill Jr., daughter, Cheryl Smith, two grandchildren, and his mother, 90-year-old Gertrude Jeffres, also attended.

Following dinner and remarks by Jim Hubbard, a director of the Maryland-South Delaware Optimist District, the crowd watched club president Joe Hurst remove the covering from the black letters proclaiming, "Bill Jeffres Optimist Bldg."

Inside, a plaque was unveiled with Jeffres' pictureand a dedication that would "be hung in a place of honor inside the building for everyone to see," Hurst said.

"I think Bill would be very pleased," said Marie Jeffres of the rededication. "I think it's a real honor. It's one of the highest compliments they could pay."

Hurst also announced the beginning of a scholarship in Jeffres' nameto be given to a Carroll County high school student. The scholarshiphonors Jeffres' work in education with the Baltimore City Public Schools.

ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO

CAPTION: BILL JEFFRES

Honored by Freedom Optimists

TOWN APPROVES RECYCLING

DATELINE: SYKESVILLE

The Town Council Monday night approved a motion to start a recycling center in the town's new maintenance building as soon as possible.

Town Manager James L. Schumacher said he would draw up a contract forModern Junk & Salvage of Baltimore to open the center, probably around mid-May (The Carroll County Sun, April 3).

The town will need about $7,000 to pave the parking lot, install three-phase electrical wiring and put up a partition and door between the center and maintenance area. The state will reimburse the town for 80 percent of the cost.

Councilman Charles H. "Tim" Ferguson voted against the motion "because of the money -- we don't have it," he said.

Schumacher pointed out, however, that the work can be done in phases as the town has the money.

In other action, the council:

* Approved the immediate purchase of new tools and an auction of old and used equipment by the maintenance department May 4 during the annual Flower and CraftFestival.

Randy Hughes, sanitation supervisor, said the department has started a compost pile and will pick up items for composting onTuesdays and Fridays.

Residents are asked to bag compost clippings and waste separately and to mark the bags with a "C."

* Set up acommittee to work on the new Dumpster fee proposal, which drew criticism from business people at the meeting. A Dumpster Fee Committee meeting, open to the public, will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town House.

* Voted to apply for a Community Development Block Grant to rehabilitate several owner-occupied homes on Oklahoma Road.

* Voted tohave a budget workshop at 6 p.m. April 22 to discuss the fiscal 1992budget. The meeting will be open to the public.

TOWN REVIEWS PLANS

DATELINE: UNION BRIDGE

The Town Council had a special session Monday to discuss the latest proposals from the developers of the Phillipsproperty.

The council is considering annexing the parcel. When fully developed, the 171-acre site, north of town, could triple Union Bridge's population.

Howard L. Alderman Jr., attorney for John and Wayne Newsome, Howard County developers, reviewed his clients' position on several issues. He said they had considered land costs and "what the market will bear three years from now" before reaching a bottom-line figure.

Town Attorney John T. Maguire II said the town needed front money to bring the 500-home development on line.

"The towndoes not have a lot of money to spend on improvements to accommodatethe developers," said Maguire.

Two years ago, the town applied unsuccessfully for a grant to build a second well and ease its water problems.

The developers have agreed to build a well and turn it over to the town, said Alderman. They also would turn over any warranties on equipment.

"The town cannot look to the developers as the sole source for easing its problems," he added.

The property owners also will help the town obtain part of the property, south of Route 75, into the Green Shores, a state conservation program.

In the light of recent state budget cuts, Councilman Scott W. Davis asked the developers to include alternatives to that program in their plans.

Maguire said the town also wants review and approval rights on covenants for the development.

Mayor Edward L. Williar told Alderman the council would study the proposals. He said he did not expect the council to vote on annexation at the next regular meeting April 22.

SPRINKLERS DISCUSSED

DATELINE: TANEYTOWN

Business owners told the City Council Monday a new law requiring sprinkler systems would hurt potential expansion plans.

Manager Neal W. Powell said the city enactedan ordinance a few years ago requiring all new structures to installsprinkler or automatic alarm systems. The law included all commercial and industrial buildings as well as multifamily residences.

Ordinance 391 amended the previous law to include any existing structures, which would be remodeled or modified in any way.

Ron Reitz, owner of Taneytown Cleaners, said the amendment is unworkable.

"I wanted to put up one wall," he said. "That bit of remodeling would have cost me $6,000 because the town said I had to install sprinkles throughout the building."

Powell said the council needs to review individual cases and offer more latitude to owners of older buildings.

"Reitz was correct in his estimate," said Powell. "We might have to throw out the amendment and start from scratch."

SENIOR CUTS EXPLAINED

Carroll seniors can hear more about cuts from the county Department of Aging at a series of meetings to be held in the seven senior centers.

At the meetings, Department of Aging administrators will explain the cuts and answer questions, said Jolene Sullivan, director.

The schedule for the tours will be:

* Westminster Senior Center -- 4:30 p.m. April 17 and 10 a.m. April 18.

* Finksburg Senior Center -- 1 p.m. April 16.

* Taneytown Senior Center -- 2 p.m. April 17.

* South Carroll Senior Center -- 11:30 a.m. April 16.

* Mount Airy Senior Center -- 12:30 p.m. April 17.

* North Carroll Senior Center -- 10:45 p.m. April 17.

* New Windsor Senior Center -- 4p.m. April 15.

(For addresses and phone numbers for all senior centers, see Senior Datebook, Page 17.)

Cuts so far include fewer hours for the staff and volunteers in health insurance counseling and nursing home visitation. Also, transportation will be cut and seniorswill be asked to contribute more toward their meals at the centers.

Also, Sullivan said the department is hoping seniors who recoup money through the health insurance counseling program will make a donation to support it. So far, coordinator Susan Cronin has helped seniors get a total of $100,000 in reimbursements from insurance and Medicare, Sullivan said.

Sullivan said the department will need the County Commissioners' approval to have those donations go specifically back to the insurance counseling program, instead of into the county's general fund.

State cuts to that program will reduce Cronin's timefrom 20 hours to 15 hours in July, thus giving her less time to workwith seniors and train volunteers, Sullivan said.

The federal Older Americans Act, which provides money for senior programs, also prohibits the county from charging fees for meals at centers and other services. However, the county can ask for donations, Sullivan said.

Sullivan said centers already are find ways to cut costs, such as clipping coupons for coffee and switching from disposable to washable plates and mugs.

PAYMENT ACCEPTED

DATELINE: WESTMINSTER

City councilmembers passed an ordinance Monday night allowing Ridge Residences to pay a lump sum in lieu of the taxes due on their property on BishopStreet and Timber Ridge Drive.

Ridge Residences is a non-profit organization with representatives of seven Westminster churches who help provide inexpensive housing for senior citizens. Non-profit organizations within city limits are eligible for payment in lieu of taxes programs.

Their current apartment complex, Timber Ridge, serves the low-income elderly, disabled and handicapped.

The new property -- attached to the current complex -- will be developed into a high-rise for senior citizens, with about one-quarter of the apartments reserved for the frail elderly.

Frail elderly are those who need someone to prepare three meals a day and do heavy cleaning, but not as much care as those in a nursing home.

In other city news:

* Council members approved an ordinance to revise the City Code.

* Resolutions were passed to update the city's Affirmative Action Plan and extend time for the rezoning decision on the Furnace Hills II project.

* An ordinance was introduced conveying a small portion of Buck Cash Road to the city.

The property was left over from the WhisperingMeadows development complex.

CCC BUILDING TO BE BID

The second multipurpose classroom building at the Carroll Community College's newcampus on Washington Road will be put out to bid, the commissioners said Monday.

To see how close the county can come to the $2.47 million projected construction cost for the building, bids will be let this month, said Steven D. Powell, management and budget director for the county.

The new building represents the only portion of the college's requested $8.3 million capital budget request for the year beginning July 1 that the county is financing.

The first building onthe new campus, completed last fall, faced construction delays and cost overruns.

FREDERICK TO PAY

DATELINE: MOUNT AIRY

This town's library and senior center will be paid for in part by Frederick County.

The $2.6 million project, to be completed in 1992, is a 27,600-square-foot building similar to the county's library/senior center in Greenmount near Manchester. It will replace the library's current MainStreet storefront space be on Ridge Road near Merridale Boulevard.

Under an agreement with Frederick County, Carroll County will supervise construction and bill Frederick as construction progresses. Frederick's share of the building is about $200,000, said Steven D. Powell, management and budget director.

Contractors on the project are Baltimore-based Peter J. Scarpulla Inc.

AIRPORT OFFICIALLY RENAMED

The one-time dirt airstrip that is on the way to becoming an airportcapable of handling corporate jets got a new name on Saturday, as the County Commissioners, aviation officials and other notables formally christened the Carroll County Regional Airport/Jack B. Poage Field.

The new name is a tribute to the man who, since 1979, guided the growth of the county's airport through his firm Westair Inc. Poage died last fall when his stunt plane crashed during an air show in Middle River.

"Every time you look up into the blue sky, every time youhear an airplane, every time we see an aircraft land, we'll think ofJack Poage, a man Carroll County will always love," Commissioner Vice President Elmer C. Lippy Jr. told the small crowd on hand Saturday afternoon.

The airport, managed by Poage's widow, June, is amid expansion that will cost more than $13 million. The major component of the expansion is a lengthening of the 3,200-foot runway to 5,100 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration recently approved that expansion.

The airport is primarily used by small, private aircraft.

BRUSHPILE IS CLOSED

DATELINE: MANCHESTER

A parcel of town property along Water Street that has become an unofficial brush pile and composting heap will remain closed.

The county will not allow the town to burn excess brush, it was learned during last night's Town Council meeting.

Also, Councilman John A. Riley expressed concern that some of the contents of the brush pile could be hazardous, as objects other than brush have been spotted on the pile.

Mayor Earl A. J. "Tim"Warehime Jr. said that the pile will remain closed until something can be done about it.

"I would like to see it closed off," he said.