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Article: Freeze lifted for environment inspectors
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- January 30, 2007
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In an effort to underscore his commitment to enforce environmental
laws, County Executive John R. Leopold is lifting his hiring freeze
to employ six new inspectors.
The positions aren't entirely new, though. The slots already are
funded in the current budget, so he's actually filling positions that
already exist.
To do so he's lifting the all-but-public-safety hiring freeze that
he imposed after taking office last month.
"This is a commitment I made during my campaign, so I want to see
these positions filled," he said.
"I am deeply concerned at the number of environmental violations
that occur in this county," Mr. Leopold said. "Anything we can do to
take a more proactive approach needs to ...